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The "Coalition" announces the destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis towards the eastern region

The Houthis announce the implementation of six military operations inside Saudi Arabia using missiles and drones

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The coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia, announced the interception and destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi group towards the eastern region, at a time when the group announced the implementation of six military operations inside the Saudi depths, targeting oil facilities, airports, and military forces in Riyadh, Khurais, Al-Dawdmi, Najran, Al-Jawf, and Marib.

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The announcement comes in the context of the ongoing conflict between the coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia, and the Houthi group, as the parties exchange missile and drone attacks inside Saudi and Yemeni territories.

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The Saudi-led “Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen” announced on Sunday that a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis towards the eastern region of the Kingdom had been intercepted and destroyed.

Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki said, “The air defense intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia towards the eastern region,” according to the Saudi “SPA” news agency.

The Saudi Civil Defense had announced earlier, at dawn on Sunday, that the danger had passed from the Al-Ahsa region, Abqaiq Governorate, and the city of Dammam, after raising an alert to warn of danger.

At the same time, the Houthis in Yemen announced that they had carried out 6 operations, which they described as “qualitative” inside the Saudi interior, with a large number of ballistic and winged missiles and drones.

The Houthis explained in a statement, on Saturday, that the first operation targeted King Khalid International Airport, oil tanks, and the distillation tower belonging to Aramco in Riyadh. The second operation targeted Aramco in Khurais, while the third operation targeted Pumping Station No. 8 in the Dawadmi area, according to what was reported by the Houthi-run version of the Yemeni Saba News Agency.

The Houthis added that the other three operations targeted Saudi forces in the National Guard camp in Najran, in the east of Al-Jawf Governorate, and in the east of the Ragwan and Madghal districts in Ma’rib Governorate, as they claimed.

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The coalition and Houthis may continue to exchange missile and drone attacks in the coming weeks
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Open Questions

Were there any injuries or material damage as a result of the intercepted missile?
What is the damage to the targeted facilities in Riyadh, Khurais and Al-Dawdmi?
Will Saudi Arabia take military or diplomatic measures in response to these operations?