RIYADH – Saudi air defense forces intercepted a Houthi ballistic missiletargeting the city of Khamis Mushait south of the kingdom.
Two missiles were fired by Houthi militias from inside Yemeni territoriestowards the southern borders of Saudi Arabia, where one missile wasintercepted while the other landed at an unpopulated desert area in KhamisMushait.
Coalition Spokesperson Col. Turki al-Maliki said that one missile wasintercepted at 18:14 pm local time while the other failed to target anypopulated areas of the city after landing at a desert area.
This comes days after coalition forces spotted the Iranian-backed Houthimilitia launching a ballistic missile in Yemen’s Saada towards Saudi Arabiaon May 15.