Saudi air defenses intercept 9 missiles and drones as debris falls in Makkah Region
RIYADH — Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed nine missiles and drones launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward several regions of the Kingdom between Wednesday and Thursday, with debris from two ballistic missiles falling on a village in the Makkah Region. According to statements issued by Major General Turki Al-Malki, spokesperson for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, the intercepted threats included two ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles and four drones targeting the Riyadh, Makkah, southern and eastern regions of Saudi Arabia. The coalition first announced the interception and destruction of three cruise missiles launched by the Houthi militia toward the Riyadh Region on Wednesday evening. Later that evening, the coalition announced that air defenses intercepted and destroyed two drones launched toward the Makkah and southern regions. The coalition subsequently announced the interception and destruction of two ballistic missiles launched toward the western region late Wednesday night. In the early hours of Thursday, the coalition confirmed that debris from two intercepted and destroyed ballistic missiles had fallen on the village of Sabuhah in the Makkah Region. Around the same period, air defenses intercepted and destroyed another drone in the Eastern Province. The latest announcement came Thursday morning, when the coalition confirmed the interception and destruction of a drone in the Riyadh Region.