Houthis say Saudi command HQ, weapons depot in Badr camp hit

The conflict in Yemen is showing no signs of easing. Loud explosions were heard as two missiles landed within the perimeter of the Aden airport on Friday with the Houthis claiming the attack. This comes as Saudi-led coalition intercepted two cruise missiles over the Red Sea and three drones in Saudi Arabia's southern and Riyadh regions. The Yemeni Information Ministry said that a Yemeni Airways flight from Aden to Cairo narrowly missed being struck. A statement by the ministry read that the flight was preparing for take-off when the Houthi missile struck about 500 meters away from the aircraft and about 100 meters from the center of the runway. The Aden Capital Security Department said that it is the second attack of its kind in less than a week. In a statement attributed to a military source, the Houthis said they targeted the Saudi forces' command headquarters as well as a weapons depot in the Badr camp in Aden province. Meanwhile, residents in the southern Yemeni city of Aden have condemned the Houthis and called for stronger international action after the group fired missiles at the presidential palace complex in the city a day earlier. What happened in Aden yesterday was very tragic. The terrorizing of innocent people and the shelling with Scud missiles. What happened was a brutal act. We hope for a serious response from the international community and for the Houthis to be stopped because they have overstepped all limits. Shelling cities, besieging and shelling Taiz, shelling Aden, and yesterday shelling Marib with Scud missiles and targeting security personnel. The United Nations must take a stand. Condemnation alone is not enough. These militias seek to seize Yemen and threaten international peace. At the same time, the Houthis have encircled the city of Taiz by cutting the main road south to Aden, forcing people from their homes and deepening a humanitarian crisis. A Houthi victory in Taiz would mark one of the biggest turning points in the war. The group denies being armed by Iran and says it is fighting a corrupt system in Yemen. Iran has also denied having anything to do with the attacks by Yemen's Houthis, a day after Saudi Arabia accused it of having encouraged the group's recent escalation against the kingdom. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaer rejected the claim that the Islamic Republic played a role in Yemeni operations. Baghaer said that Yemen's armed forces act according to their own interests and assessments and such claims are not credible to those familiar with relations between Iran and its friends.