Houthi Ballistic Missile Targeting Eastern Saudi Arabia Intercepted: Coalition
- On Thursday, the Saudi-led coalition intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Houthi group toward the Eastern Province, with Saudi Civil Defense issuing an early-warning alert beforehand.
- Escalating hostilities between the Houthi group and the Saudi-led coalition continue, as the coalition has supported Yemen's internationally recognized government against the Houthis since 2015.
- Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed the group targeted King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Najran airport, and an air base in Khamis Mushait, while Saudi Civil Defense declared the danger passed.
- Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki announced the interception without providing further details, with the coalition reporting no casualties or damage from the ballistic missile attack.
- Recent hostilities have intensified, with the coalition intercepting a Houthi missile toward Taif on Wednesday, following previous attacks on Riyadh, Yanbu, Rabigh, Mecca, and Medina.
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On Thursday, the military alliance announced the destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis towards the eastern region of Saudi Arabia, in conjunction with the launching of warnings in the same area and in Nagran before the threat was declared to have ceased.
Saudi Arabia Intercepts Houthi Ballistic Missile
Saudi Arabia’s air defences intercepted a ballistic missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi group toward the kingdom’s Eastern Province, the Saudi-led coalition said on Thursday, as missile and drone attacks continue amid renewed fighting in Yemen. Coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki announced the interception in a statement posted on X, saying the missile had been intercepted and […]
“Air defenses intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile” launched by the Houthis against the eastern part of Saudi Arabia, Turki al-Malki announced. The post Saudi-led coalition announces interception of a Houthi ballistic missile appeared first on in.gr.
The Saudi-led coalition announced that it intercepted a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi in the eastern part of the country. (ANSA)
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