Debris from intercepted Houthi missiles falls in Saudi Arabia's Makkah region
“Saudi Arabia said early on Thursday thatdebris from two intercepted ballistic missileshad fallen in Sabuhah village in the kingdom’s Makkah region. The missiles were launched by. Yemen’s Houthi group, sa…”
The missiles were launched by. Yemen’s Houthi group, said Saudi Civil Defence. Saudi-led coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki also announced that itsair defences intercepted and destroyed a drone in the kingdom’s Eastern Province.
On Wednesday, the coalition reportedinterceptingand destroying five missiles and two drones. Three cruise missiles were launched toward the. Riyadh region, while two ballistic missiles were intercepted in western Saudi Arabia, it said.
The two drones were intercepted in the Mecca and southern regions. The incidents come amid escalatinghostilitiesbetween the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition, with repeated Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia and coalition strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen.
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