The military coalition announces the interception of 6 ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis towards Saudi Arabia
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The spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition announced the interception of 6 ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis towards the cities of Taif and Yanbu, amid warnings from the Saudi Civil Defense in several areas.
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Why It Matters
Saudi Arabia uses Yanbu as a vital oil shipping hub. The Houthis launch repeated attacks against targets inside the kingdom.
The spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said that 6 ballistic missiles launched by the Iranian-backed Yemeni Houthi militia were intercepted over Saudi territory on Thursday.
Official spokesman Turki Al-Maliki said - via the "X" platform - that air defenses thwarted attempts to target the cities of Taif and Yanbu.
Taif includes a large Saudi military air base, while Yanbu is a vital center in the western region that the Kingdom uses to ship oil when the Strait of Hormuz is closed.
The Saudi Civil Defense issued warnings to Jeddah, Mecca, Taif, Tabuk and Yanbu.
The Houthi group recently said that it carried out attacks against “sensitive targets” in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, in addition to targeting the Aramco company in the coastal city of Yanbu on the Red Sea, west of the Kingdom.
Open Questions
- Did any material or human damage occur as a result of the interception?
