Saudi-led coalition intercepts 6 Houthi missiles, 6 drones

The Saudi-led coalition said on Tuesday that it intercepted and destroyed six missiles and six drones launched by Yemen's Houthi group toward Saudi Arabia.

Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki announced in separate posts on the US social media company X that forces intercepted one missile heading toward Haradh and another toward Dhahran in the eastern kingdom.

The coalition said debris from the interception had fallen in a residential area in Dhahran and authorities are responding to the site.

The coalition later announced the interception and destruction of three cruise missiles and three drones in the Riyadh region and southern Saudi Arabia.

It did not provide details on casualties or damage.

Earlier, the coalition said it intercepted and destroyed three drones north of the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense issued a warning earlier Tuesday of “potential danger” in the Eastern Province and Riyadh before announcing minutes later that the danger had passed.

Earlier Tuesday, the Houthis threatened to target Saudi oil giant Aramco's headquarters in Dammam, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Aramco's Riyadh refinery in retaliation for any coalition attack on their positions in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.

The Saudi-led coalition, which supports Yemen's government, said it had carried out a "special military operation" to neutralize resources sustaining the Houthis' war effort.

The coalition's Joint Forces Command said the Houthis were using civilian facilities and vital resources to support their military activities.

It identified the sites as the central al-Sabaha facility in Sanaa, underground fuel reserves, fuel storage tanks and facilities used to transport and unload fuel in Al Hudaydah, Sanaa and Dhamar.