Coalition intercepts Houthi cruise missile targeting Khamis Mushait
Saudi-led coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a Houthi cruise missile launched toward Khamis Mushait, according to a coalition spokesperson.
The Saudi-led coalition announced it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Houthi militants toward Riyadh. According to Middle East Eye, the announcement was made by coalition spokesman Colonel Turki Al-Maliki. Gulf News reported that three explosions were heard in the capital following an alert for a hostile aerial threat that urged residents to stay in safe places.
Saudi civil defence authorities issued an alert through the National Early Warning Platform and later announced that the danger had passed. Gulf News noted that authorities advised residents to follow instructions, avoid gathering or filming, and to call 911 in an emergency.
Following a two-week closure caused by Houthi strikes on the Saudi capital, Riyadh's international airport prepared to resume domestic and international flights on Sunday, according to Al-Monitor and Arutz Sheva - Israel National News. Flight Radar monitoring showed a plane departing from the airport early Sunday for Jeddah.
Brief written by urgent.news from Ajel English, Middle East Eye, Al-Monitor, Gulf News, Arutz Sheva - Israel National News — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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