Activists on social media circulated a video clip claiming it shows a recent Houthi missile attack on Abha Airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia, as the Iran-backed group continues its military activities.

The circulation of this video comes amid ongoing escalation between the Houthis and Saudi forces, with missile launches and misleading information widely spreading.

The video garnered more than 1.3 million views on platform X alone, supported by a misleading description claiming it documents the moment of the Houthi missile's impact.

A screenshot of a post on X containing the circulated video.

CNN Arabic's fact-check revealed that the video is genuine, but it dates back to Houthi attacks on Abha Airport that occurred 7 years ago.

Searching the news archive, CNN had obtained the same circulated video on June 13, 2019, from the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.

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The moment of the attack on Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia.

At the time, it showed the moment of the attack on Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia, as captured by surveillance cameras. The attack resulted in 26 people injured, according to coalition spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki.

The video resurfaced in recent hours, coinciding with Saudi Arabia announcing the interception of ballistic missiles launched toward the southern region.

The official spokesman for the coalition in Yemen said on Monday, in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA): 'Air defenses dealt with a threat from ballistic missiles launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward the southern region.'

The Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of launching a series of airstrikes on Sanaa International Airport. They warned that the attack could end a de facto truce that had lasted for years between the two sides.

The circulation of the old video shows that misleading information spreads quickly during times of tension, calling for caution when dealing with circulated content. The continuation of missile attacks and exchange of accusations between the two sides reflects the fragility of the de facto truce. The past years have seen similar incidents of re-circulating old clips with the aim of obscuring the truth.