Yemeni authorities have said that the Houthi militia targeted Aden International Airport, a port in the city’s al-Tawahi district and two coast guard facilities with ballistic missiles.
The information ministry reported renewed ballistic missile attacks on the airport and port in a post on X on Saturday, without providing details on casualties or damage.
Separately, the interior ministry said two ballistic missiles targeted the coast guard headquarters at the ministry’s compound, while a third targeted a coast guard building in the al-Tawahi district.
Saudi Arabia and the internationally recognised Yemeni government have come under sustained attack from the Houthi militia.
The Saudi-led coalition said earlier it intercepted two missiles targeting the western Saudi cities of Taif and Yanbu before explosions were heard in Aden.
The Houthi militia quickly claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it had targeted a naval base and a military camp overseen by Saudi forces.
Houthi militia military spokesperson Yahya Saree said its forces targeted Saudi troops at Al-Nasr camp and the naval base in Aden.
His statement did not mention Aden International Airport or specify the weapons used.
The interior ministry said the strikes came after previous attacks on civilian and vital facilities in Aden, including repeated ballistic missile and drone attacks on the international airport.
It warned that targeting vital facilities and public infrastructure threatened the city’s security and stability, endangered civilians and affected institutions providing security and public services.
The Yemeni government and its allies hold Aden and large parts of the country’s southern and eastern provinces, while the Houthi militia control the capital Sanaa and much of northern and western Yemen.
Saudi Arabia has led a military coalition supporting Yemen's government against the Houthi militia since 2015.
Recent escalation between Yemen's government forces and the Houthi militia began in July as a 2022 ceasefire collapsed.
The group has also targeted Saudi Arabia's energy and civilian sites.
