Houthis target Aden airport and presidential palace with ballistic missiles

The Yemeni armed forces announced that Houthi militants launched ballistic missile attacks targeting Aden International Airport and Al-Maashiq Palace on Friday evening, marking a significant escalation at two key sites in the interim capital, Aden.

Yemeni armed forces spokesperson Colonel Majed Abdullah Al-Nazili said the attack struck two highly significant locations in the city: Aden International Airport, the main air gateway, and Al-Maashiq Palace, which serves as the seat of political leadership.

The strike on Al-Maashiq Palace follows a previous missile attack on the presidential palace complex, which houses the internationally recognized Yemeni government, on October 15. That attack resulted in deaths and injuries among the palace guards, according to an official statement at the time.

In related military developments, the Yemeni armed forces reported carrying out 1,087 successful operations in recent hours as part of the wide-ranging "Dawn of Yemen" campaign.

The forces said these operations resulted in the deaths of 336 Houthi fighters and the destruction of their combat capabilities.