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The official spokesman for the coalition forces to support legitimacy in Yemen, Major General Turki Al-Maliki, announced on Thursday the interception and destruction of a winged (cruise) missile in the Medina region, launched by the terrorist Houthi militias.

These attacks come within a series of attacks that occurred in Saudi regions during the past hours. The “Coalition to Support Legitimacy” announced the interception and destruction of 14 missiles and drones, including ballistic and winged missiles that targeted Riyadh, Al-Kharj, and the Eastern Region, and five drones that targeted the capital and the southern region.

The coalition also confirmed taking strict operational measures, vowing to neutralize and destroy the offensive capabilities of the Houthi militias, and protect civilians. This came in the wake of an escalation that included targeting Saudi regions with missiles and drones during the past 24 hours.

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi expressed his country's strong condemnation and denunciation of the attack that targeted King Khalid International Airport and the attacks that targeted civilian and vital objects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Iraqi Prime Minister, received at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. During the reception, developments in regional events were discussed, and efforts were coordinated regarding them, in a way that enhances the security and stability of the region.

The Saudi Crown Prince stressed the Kingdom's keenness to enhance cooperation between the two brotherly countries in various fields, in particular to enhance coordination in the security aspect.

For his part, the Iraqi Prime Minister stressed “his government’s firm position not to allow Iraqi lands to be used as a launching pad for any attacks or actions that affect the security of the Kingdom and the countries of the region, and its keenness to adhere to the principles of good neighborliness and respect for the sovereignty of the Kingdom and sister countries.”

A statement issued by the Iraqi government stated that Al-Zaidi expressed the Iraqi government’s condemnation of the targeting of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, and all the harm that befalls civilians and civilian facilities during conflicts, as this poses a threat to regional security and stability.

The “Coalition to Support Legitimacy” in Yemen announced the interception and destruction of 14 missiles and drones, including ballistic and winged missiles that targeted Riyadh, Al-Kharj, and the eastern region, and five drones that targeted the capital and the southern region. He also confirmed taking strict operational measures, vowing to neutralize and destroy the offensive capabilities of the Houthi militias, and protect civilians. This came in the wake of an escalation that included targeting Saudi regions with missiles and drones during the past 24 hours.

Shrapnel from the interception operations in Riyadh resulted in the injury of four people: two women, a man, and a child, and material damage to 15 homes, in addition to the injury of a resident, and limited damage to a house and a vehicle as a result of the interception of a ballistic missile. In Dhahran, targeting an administrative building belonging to Aramco caused a limited fire without any injuries or deaths recorded.