DUBAI — A Saudi-owned satellite news channel says ballistic missiles firedby Yemen’s Shiite rebels have targeted the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

Al Arabiya reported Wednesday that the Saudi military had intercepted themissiles.

There was no immediate word from the rebels, known as Houthis.

Saudi Arabia and its allies launched a war in March 2015 on behalf ofYemen’s internationally recognized government against the Houthis, whocontrol Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and much of the country’s north.

Since then, the Houthis have launched some 100 missiles into neighboringSaudi Arabia, mostly near the border.