Saudi Civil Defense: Shrapnel of two ballistic missiles launched by the Ansar Allah group fell towards the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region

On Thursday, the Saudi Civil Defense announced that fragments of two ballistic missiles had fallen in several locations in the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region, including the village of Sabouha, after they were intercepted and destroyed, following their launch into the region by the Houthi group, according to what was reported by the Saudi Press Agency.

The agency quoted the official spokesman for the Civil Defense as saying that the competent authorities began dealing with the accident immediately after it occurred, and took the necessary measures to ensure the safety of lives and property.

There were no details in the statement about injuries or damage resulting from falling shrapnel.

On Wednesday, the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced the interception and destruction of two drones launched by the Ansar Allah group (Houthis) in the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region and the southern region of Saudi Arabia.

Coalition Forces spokesman, Turki Al-Maliki, said that the Joint Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles in the western region of the Kingdom.

Earlier Wednesday, Al-Maliki announced the interception and destruction of three cruise missiles launched by the group towards the capital, Riyadh.

These attacks come as the group continues to launch missiles and drones towards targets inside Saudi Arabia, including airports, ports and oil facilities, since the outbreak of the war that began with a US-Israeli attack on Iran last February.

The eastern Saudi region, which contains the majority of the Kingdom's oil and gas reserves and the headquarters of Aramco, has been subjected to repeated attacks in recent weeks, and an attack that occurred last October caused severe damage to the company's headquarters, according to the original text.

In the same context, the Ansar Allah Houthi group launched a missile attack on Wednesday on the city of Aden in southern Yemen, targeting the forces of the internationally recognized government and the coalition supporting it led by Saudi Arabia, which announced the interception of missiles launched towards Riyadh.

Explosions sounded on Wednesday in the city of Aden in southern Yemen, the temporary headquarters of the internationally recognized government, according to what two police sources told Agence France-Presse.

The two sources said that two missiles targeted a coalition camp in the west of the city, while a third missile targeted a camp in its center.

The Ansar Allah group has repeatedly targeted Aden since fighting renewed in July after a truce that lasted from 2022.

Large crowds gathered in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, to mourn dozens of people killed last Saturday in raids for which the group, backed by Iran, held Saudi Arabia responsible.

The raids, which targeted homes in the village of Al-Shariya, resulted in the killing of more than forty people, including about twenty children. The coffins were carried covered with white cloth, and on them were placed pictures and names of the victims.

The United Nations reports that since fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition resumed in July, more than 1,600 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands have been displaced from their homes.

Rain and strong winds exacerbate the suffering of displaced people in the camps of the Yemeni Hajjah Governorate

The suffering of the displaced people living in temporary camps in the Yemeni Hajjah Governorate worsened after a depression struck the country on Tuesday, accompanied by heavy rains and strong winds.

The fragile tents were unable to resist the weather conditions, and they collapsed on top of their occupants, injuring some of them while they were sleeping, while the displaced families remained without alternative places to shelter as the weather fluctuations continued.

A Yemeni woman told the BBC's "Middle East Diary" program that the rain fell torrential rains, but the displaced people had nothing to protect them from, adding: "We do not have mattresses or covers to protect us from the rain."

A Yemeni citizen said that the severe storms left the residents homeless, noting that none of the organizations came to help them. He added: “We have no place to turn to, and no organization came to help us. We are suffering a lot.”

Another citizen recounted how their shelter collapsed on top of his mother during the storm, causing her to lose consciousness. He said: “We were exposed to a strong storm accompanied by heavy rains. Our hut collapsed on top of my mother, causing her to lose consciousness. We have no place to go, and no relief aid has arrived at all,” adding that he does not have a family of his own and that they have nothing.