Coalition led by Saudi Arabia: the ballistic missile of the Houthis was intercepted and destroyed towards the east of Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen announced that the country's air defense intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis towards the eastern region of Saudi Arabia.
Turki al-Maliki, the spokesman for this coalition, wrote on Thursday on the X social network: "Air defense intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the Houthi assassination militia towards the eastern region."
Saudi Arabia has been the target of successive attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis this month. Among these attacks was the ground attack on Riyadh International Airport, which was described as the deadliest ground attack on Saudi Arabia in recent years.
The Houthis also announced earlier this week that they were targeting the Rastanura refinery in the oil-rich region of eastern Saudi Arabia with a ballistic missile. Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of encouraging the Houthis to increase attacks, but Tehran has denied any involvement in these attacks.
After four years of a fragile ceasefire, the clashes in Yemen resumed in July; A few months after the beginning of the military conflict between Iran and America, which faced a widespread crisis in the region.