Middle East live: Riyadh's financial district targeted following deadly Saudi strikes in Yemen
Summary
Saudi Arabia said it intercepted two missiles aimed at Riyadh’s financial district on Sunday. Falling debris caused limited damage to an administrative building belonging to Saudi Aramco, with no reported injuries or deaths. The incident followed Saudi airstrikes near Sanaa that Yemen’s Houthi-run health ministry said killed at least 33 people.Key Facts
- Saudi Arabia said the coalition intercepted two ballistic missiles fired toward Riyadh by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis.
- Falling debris damaged an Aramco administrative building in Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District.
- Saudi authorities reported no injuries or fatalities from the incident in Riyadh.
- Yemen’s Houthi-run health ministry said Saudi airstrikes killed at least 33 people near Sanaa on Saturday.
- The ministry said the strikes hit homes in Bani Hushaysh and that most of those killed were women and children.
- Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel’s mission regarding Iran was not complete and accused Tehran of seeking nuclear weapons; Iran has denied that claim.
- U.S. Central Command said the United States would create a 20-member task force to examine ways to disrupt land transit routes into Iran.
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