Saudi Arabia announces the interception of a march in Riyadh, and the fall of fragments of two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis towards the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region.

The Saudi-led coalition supporting the recognized government in Yemen announced on Thursday that its forces intercepted a drone in the Riyadh region and destroyed it. The Houthis said that the march targeted a pumping station in the Yanbu region on the Red Sea.

Earlier today, the Saudi Civil Defense announced that fragments of two ballistic missiles fell in several locations in the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region, including the village of Sabouha, after they were intercepted and destroyed, following their launch towards the region by the Houthi group.

The Saudi News Agency quoted the official spokesman for the Civil Defense as saying that the competent authorities began dealing with the accident immediately after it occurred, and took the necessary measures to ensure the safety of lives and property.

The statement did not provide details about injuries or damage resulting from falling shrapnel.

On the other hand, the military spokesman for the Houthi Ansar Allah movement, Yahya Saree, reiterated his assertion that the Houthi operations are targeting Saudi oil installations and military bases, in response to the coalition’s announcement of intercepting a march over Mecca.

On Wednesday, the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced the interception and destruction of two drones launched by the Ansar Allah group (Houthis) in the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region and the southern region of Saudi Arabia.

Coalition Forces spokesman Turki Al-Maliki said that the Joint Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles in the western region of the Kingdom.

Al-Maliki also announced the interception and destruction of three cruise missiles launched by the group towards the capital, Riyadh.

These attacks come as the group continues to launch missiles and drones towards targets inside Saudi Arabia, including airports, ports, and oil facilities, since the outbreak of the war.

The Saudi Eastern Province, which contains the majority of the Kingdom's oil and gas reserves and the headquarters of Aramco, has been subjected to repeated attacks in recent weeks.

In the same context, the Ansar Allah Houthi group launched a missile attack on Wednesday on the city of Aden in southern Yemen, targeting the forces of the internationally recognized government and the coalition supporting it led by Saudi Arabia.

Explosions sounded on Wednesday in the city of Aden in southern Yemen, the temporary headquarters of the internationally recognized government, according to what two police sources told Agence France-Presse.

The two sources said that two missiles targeted a coalition camp in the west of the city, while a third missile targeted a camp in its center.

The Ansar Allah group has repeatedly targeted Aden since fighting renewed in July after a truce that lasted from 2022.

Large crowds gathered in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, to mourn dozens of people who were killed last Saturday in raids for which the group held Saudi Arabia responsible.

The raids, which targeted homes in the village of Al-Shariya, resulted in the killing of more than forty people, including about twenty children.

The United Nations reports that since fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition resumed in July, more than 1,600 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands have been displaced from their homes.

The suffering of the displaced people living in temporary camps in the Yemeni Hajjah Governorate worsened after a depression struck the country on Tuesday, accompanied by heavy rains and strong winds.

The fragile tents were unable to withstand the weather conditions, and they collapsed on top of their occupants, injuring some of them while they were sleeping, while the displaced families remained without alternative places to shelter.

A Yemeni woman told the BBC's "Middle East Diary" program that the rain fell torrential rains, but the displaced people had nothing to protect them from, adding: "We do not have mattresses or covers to protect us from the rain."

A Yemeni citizen said that the severe storms left residents homeless, noting that none of the organizations came to help them.

Another citizen recounted how their shelter collapsed on top of his mother during the storm, causing her to lose consciousness. He said: “We were exposed to a strong storm accompanied by heavy rain. Our hut collapsed on top of my mother, which caused her to lose consciousness. We have nowhere to go, and no relief aid has arrived at all.”