# UK to deploy fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-20T11:54:52+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/20/uk-raf-typhoon-fighters-saudi-arabia-houthi-attacks
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/uk-to-deploy-fighter-jets-to-protect-saudi-arabia-from-houthi-attacks-20b965/

RAF Typhoon fighters will fly defensive missions over cities and infrastructure, in extension of UK support for Riyadh RAF Typhoon fighters are to protect Saudi Arabia from attack by Yemen’s Houthis, flying defensive missions over the country’s cities and critical infrastructure, as western allies step up their intervention in the escalating conflict. The operation – the most significant military

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