Arab Coalition: A UAV was blocked in eastern Saudi Arabia

Arab Coalition Spokesperson Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki, in his statement on the social media platform of US-based company X, stated that the east of the country was targeted with UAVs.

Maliki emphasized that the UAV, whose source he did not specify, was blocked and destroyed.

On the other hand, the Saudi Arabian Civil Defense Directorate announced that two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis "targeting the Mecca region" were destroyed in the air, and shrapnel and fragments of the missiles fell into the region.

In the statement made by the Civil Defense Directorate, it was stated that two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis towards Mecca were intercepted and destroyed in the air by air defense systems.

In the statement, it was noted that some shrapnel and debris from the destroyed missiles hit the Sebuha village.

No details were given as to whether there was any loss of life or property in the incident.

Yemen is the scene of a civil war that started after the Iran-backed Houthis took control of the capital Sanaa and some provinces in September 2014.

The Arab Coalition led by Saudi Arabia has been supporting the internationally recognized Yemeni government since March 2015.

While the conflicts between government forces and the Houthis in Yemen have recently intensified, the Iran-backed Houthis are targeting Saudi Arabia, which they hold responsible for the attacks against them, with ballistic missiles and UAVs.