The coalition supporting legitimacy in Yemen announced on Friday that it had intercepted and destroyed three drones, a ballistic missile, and two cruise missiles in areas of Saudi Arabia and over the Red Sea.
This came in posts by the spokesman for the coalition, Major General Turki al-Maliki, regarding operations to intercept and destroy aerial targets.
The announcement comes amid escalating missile and drone attacks targeting areas in Saudi Arabia, coinciding with renewed clashes between government forces and the Houthis in Yemen.
In another post, Al-Maliki announced the interception and destruction of a ballistic missile launched towards Yanbu province in the west of the Kingdom.
The coalition announced on Friday morning that it had intercepted and destroyed a drone launched towards the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
Al-Maliki said that coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a drone launched towards the eastern region, without specifying who launched it or where it was intercepted.
On Thursday, the coalition announced the interception and destruction of 3 drones in Khamis Mushait Governorate and the southern and eastern regions, in addition to a cruise missile in the Madinah region.
Al-Maliki announced that 19 people were killed and 364 others were injured as a result of attacks he attributed to the Houthi group targeting Saudi airports, including King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Abha Airport in the Asir region.
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