00:06Right now, Saudi warplanes are hitting the runway of Yemen's largest airport.
00:12Houthi media is calling it a declaration of war.
00:16And it all started with a funeral flight.
00:19On Monday, Houthi-linked outlet al-Masirah reported multiple Saudi airstrikes slamming into Sanaa International Airport.
00:27The runway, the terminal infrastructure, all of it.
00:38Residents told Reuters warplanes were still circling over the capital as the strikes unfolded.
00:45Yemen's Houthi-run Ministry of Transport called it a dangerous escalation.
00:49A direct hit on the airport.
00:51They've spent years trying to reopen.
00:53So why now?
00:55Rewind to early July.
00:57An Iranian Mahan air flight tried to land in Sanaa, packed with over 200 wounded and stranded Yemenis, plus a
01:05Houthi delegation.
01:07Their destination, Tehran, for the funeral of Iran's supreme leader.
01:12Houthi forces claim Saudi jets tried to block that landing and got fired on for it.
01:17The plane landed anyway, and the Houthis made their warning crystal clear.
01:22We warned the criminal Saudi enemy such actions will be met with a comprehensive response targeting its airports and vital
01:31interests.
01:31Fast forward to today.
01:33Saudi jets over Sanaa, runway reportedly hit, and an Iranian airbus allegedly diverting away from the chaos toward Hodeidah instead.
01:43Houthi statements are framing this as the end of any quiet period between the two sides.
01:50By ending the de-escalation phase, they will bear the consequences of their aggression.
01:55This aggression will not go unpunished.
01:58That's not diplomatic language.
02:00That's a warning shot.
02:02Sanaa's airport isn't just tarmac.
02:04It's the lifeline for a country under blockade for over a decade.
02:08Wounded civilians, stranded families, humanitarian flights, all funneled through one runway that's been bombed before, in 2015, 2017, and now
02:20again.
02:21Yemen's transport ministry is calling on the UN to step in, saying ordinary travelers are paying the price for a
02:28geopolitical standoff.
02:30No independent confirmation yet on casualties or the scale of damage.
02:35Saudi officials haven't commented in detail, but the Houthis have promised retaliation before.
02:41And this time, they're saying the truce phase is officially over.
03:05We'll see you next time.
03:06We'll see you next time.
03:06Bye.
03:06Bye.
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