Houthi missiles fired at Medina intercepted, Saudi coalition says
Summary
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a ballistic missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi group toward the Medina region on Thursday. Saudi civil defence had issued a warning about potential danger near the Red Sea port of Yanbu shortly before, but officials did not say whether the events were connected.Key Facts
- Coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki said air defences intercepted and destroyed the missile.
- The coalition said the missile was aimed at the Medina region, which includes one of Islam’s holiest cities.
- Saudi Arabia’s civil defence agency issued a warning about potential danger in Yanbu Governorate.
- Officials did not establish a link between the missile interception and the Yanbu warning.
- The Houthis have said they would not target the holy cities of Mecca or Medina.
- The article says the Houthis have repeatedly targeted Yanbu in recent months.
- Yanbu is the Red Sea terminus of Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline, which lets the kingdom transport oil without using the Strait of Hormuz.
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