Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says it intercepted and destroyed ballistic, cruise missiles launched by Houthi militia towards Riyadh, amid weeks of escalating hostilities.
The Saudi-led coalition has intercepted and destroyed three missiles launched by the Houthi militia towards Saudi Arabia, amid weeks of escalating hostilities across the region.
Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki announced on the X platform that air defence batteries brought down a ballistic missile and a cruise missile aimed at the capital, Riyadh, alongside a second ballistic missile directed towards the kingdom's southern territory.
Saudi Civil Defence had earlier sounded early-warning sirens across Riyadh before lifting the alert, stating the aerial threat had passed.
Similar warning sirens sounded across the southwestern cities of Abha and Khamis Mushait before emergency officials confirmed the danger had passed.
Southern border areas have repeatedly faced Houthi militia drone and missile strikes targeting military infrastructure and energy installations.
Pipeline targeted
The missile interceptions follow a separate incident on Monday, when an attack on Saudi Arabia’s East-West crude pipeline in the western Medina region caused a contained fire.
An official from the Ministry of Energy confirmed that operations along the pipeline continued uninterrupted, with no casualties recorded.
Authorities did not formally identify the perpetrators behind the pipeline assault.
In response to stepped-up cross-border activity, al-Maliki stated that coalition aircraft destroyed three Houthi militia military facilities in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Monday.
The targeted sites were reportedly utilised for manufacturing ballistic missile components, solid rocket propellant, and electronic systems.
Military friction between Houthi militia and the Saudi-led coalition, which backs Yemen's internationally recognised government, has intensified sharply since the Houthi militia advanced in September towards the strategic Bab al Mandeb Strait.
The waterway is a critical maritime bottleneck at the southern mouth of the Red Sea, across the Arabian Peninsula from the Strait of Hormuz.
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