Saudi civil defence gives all-clear after alerts in Eastern Province
- On Sunday, Saudi Civil Defence lifted alerts across the Eastern Province, including Dhahran, after the Saudi-led coalition intercepted a ballistic missile launched by Houthi forces toward the oil-rich region.
- Renewed hostilities between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis have shattered a 2022 UN-brokered truce, prompting frequent missile and drone attacks against Saudi airports and oil facilities by the Iran-aligned group.
- On Saturday, Yemeni government forces reported carrying out 875 operations against Houthi positions, claiming to have killed or incapacitated 130 fighters and destroyed 50 pieces of military equipment.
- The Houthi-run health ministry alleged Saudi airstrikes killed 33 people in Bani Hushaysh on Saturday, with Abdul-Aziz al-Dailami, director of Sehatuna Hospital, reporting many victims trapped under rubble.
- Authorities are investigating the airstrike reports, though Reuters noted it could not independently verify the account provided by the Houthi-run Saba news agency regarding the village attack.
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The East-West oil pipeline, which allows a part of Saudi oil exports to bypass the Ormuz Strait, was attacked at the beginning of the week, in the context of an intensification of attacks by the Huthi pro-Iranian fighters from Yemen in the kingdom, Saudi Arabia announces, reports AFP.
On Tuesday morning, sounds of explosions were heard in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, as reported by the Arab Journal news portal with reference to AFP.
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SIC NotíciasSaudi air defence destroyed missiles launched by the Houthis rebels against the country's capital and south, at a time of military escalation, and the East-West oil infrastructure in the Medina region was also hit.
Saudi military coalition intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile heading towards the Riyadh. The East-West pipeline had already been attacked by the Houthis on Monday.
Several explosions were heard early Tuesday morning in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, after the Saudi-led military coalition announced that it had intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels at the city.
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