Houthi ballistic missile targeting eastern Saudi Arabia intercepted: Coalition
“Saudi air defences intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi group toward the kingdom’s Eastern Province early on Thursday, the Saudi-led coalition said. Coalition spokesman Turki al-Mali…”
Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki announced the interception on the US social media platform X, without providing further details or reporting casualties or damage.التحالف:الدفاع الجوي اعترض ودمر صاروخ باليستي أطلقته الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية باتجاه المنطقة الشرقية.pic.twitter.com/1vui0ifNMa— المتحدث الرسمي باسم قوات التحالف (@CJFCSpox)October 29, 2026Before the interception was announced, Saudi Civil Defence issued an early warning alert in the Eastern Province over an unspecified threat.
It subsequently announced the all-clear for the Eastern Province and Najran. On Wednesday, the coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile fired toward the western Saudi city of Taif. Read:Yemeni armed forces call for evacuation of Aden airport: Iranian media.
Late Tuesday, debris from two intercepted Houthi ballistic missiles damaged a building, a construction project and a vehicle in the capital Riyadh,. Its statement did not report any casualties. The interceptions came amid escalating hostilities between the Houthi group and the Saudi-led coalition, which supports Yemen’s internationally recognised government.
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Saudi Arabia has led a military coalition against the Houthis since March 2015 after the group seized Yemen’s capital Sanaa and other parts of the country in 2014.
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