The Gulf Cooperation Council strongly condemns the Houthi missile attacks and marches on Riyadh and Khamis Mushait

The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, expressed his "strong condemnation" of the attacks launched by the Houthi rebels in Yemen with ballistic missiles and drones, on the regions of Riyadh and Khamis Mushait.

Al-Budaiwi stressed in a statement that “this dangerous escalation represents a blatant violation of the Kingdom’s sovereignty and a direct threat to the security and safety of civilians and the stability of the region,” according to what was reported by the Saudi “SPA” news agency.

The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council also stressed that “the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council stand united with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and fully support all measures it takes to protect its security, sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

Al-Budaiwi called on "the international community to take a firm stance that puts an end to these repeated Houthi terrorist attacks, and hold their perpetrators responsible for their actions."

This came after the Saudi-led “Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen” announced on Saturday that air defenses “intercepted and destroyed two drones” launched by the Houthi group in Yemen towards the Riyadh region.

Coalition spokesman Turki Al-Maliki said on the “X” platform (formerly Twitter): “We are monitoring and following a missile threat and marches towards the Kingdom.”

He added: "The air defenses intercepted and destroyed two drones launched by the terrorist Houthi militia towards the Riyadh region."

Turki Al-Maliki stated later, on Saturday, that “the air defense intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles towards Khamis Mushait,” launched by the Houthis in Yemen, according to the Saudi “SPA” news agency.