The Legitimacy Coalition intercepts two ballistic missiles and 4 drones over Saudi Arabia, and Flydubai’s investigations reveal the co-pilot’s assault on the commander

The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced the interception and destruction of two ballistic missiles in Khamis Mushait and Jizan (southern Saudi Arabia), and 4 drones in Khamis Mushait.

Major General Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman for the coalition, confirmed in a post on the “X” platform, Thursday, that we will continue to take and implement operational measures to deter the terrorist Houthi militia.

The Saudi Civil Defense stated that it began falling fragments of an intercepted ballistic missile on residential sites, resulting in material damage to several buildings and vehicles, stressing the implementation of the procedures adopted in such cases.

The coalition reported earlier, Thursday, that the Houthi militia had targeted the Taiba station, which supplies the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina with electrical energy, in an attack carried out by a drone, at dawn on Tuesday.

Major General Al-Maliki explained, in a statement, that “this cowardly terrorist act that targeted a civilian object caused a transformer to go out of service without affecting the electrical network.”

The spokesman added that the attack comes as an extension of the approach of these extremist militias in their attempts to target the Two Holy Mosques, and their continued deliberate incitement to provoke the feelings of millions of Muslims around the world.

The Saudi Ministry of Interior reported that preliminary investigations into the Flydubai incident, carried out by the competent authorities in the Kingdom with the participation of a security team from the Emirates, indicated that there was an assault on the pilot of the plane by his co-pilot, which resulted in both of them sustaining separate injuries.

An official source at the Ministry said, in a statement on Thursday, that the competent authorities in Saudi Arabia had initiated the necessary procedures to deal with the emergency situation that was declared on Flydubai flight No. (FZ1073), and granted it permission to make an emergency landing at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Tabuk on Wednesday.

The source explained that the plane landed safely at 9:45 a.m. with 174 passengers on board, in addition to the flight crew consisting of 8 individuals, and all of them were provided with the necessary care, indicating that all passengers completed their journey at 5:40 p.m. on an alternative plane via Fly Dubai.

The statement added that the flight crew returned to Dubai via another plane of the same airline, except for the pilot and his assistant, who were taken to the hospital to receive the necessary treatment, based on an assessment of their health condition.

The source confirmed that the pilot and his co-pilot left Saudi Arabia heading to Abu Dhabi on Thursday morning, accompanied by the Emirati security team, after their health condition improved and the medical team allowed them to do so.

The statement stressed that Saudi Arabia deals with emergency situations in accordance with its international and humanitarian obligations, and in accordance with the regulations and instructions approved by the concerned authorities, to ensure the safety and security of air navigation, the readiness of the country’s aviation and security systems, and its ability to respond quickly and effectively to exceptional cases.

Prince Khalid bin Salman, Saudi Minister of Defense, discussed with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and French Minister of the Armed Forces Catherine Vautrin the efforts made to enhance the security of the region.

During a phone call with Hegseth on Thursday, Prince Khalid bin Salman reviewed the Saudi-American strategic defense partnership.

The two ministers discussed coordinating the efforts of the two countries to enhance security and stability in the region, and a number of regional and international issues of common concern.

The Saudi Minister of Defense also reviewed, in another phone call with the French Minister of the Armed Forces, the prospects for bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the defense field.

The two sides discussed issues of common interest, the challenges facing the region and the efforts made towards them. In order to maintain international peace and security.