The Arab coalition supporting legitimacy in Yemen announced that it had intercepted a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis towards the eastern region of Saudi Arabia.
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The official spokesman for the coalition forces, Major General Turki Al-Maliki, stated on the “X” platform: “Air defense intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia towards the eastern region.”
The Houthis in Yemen have not issued any statement claiming responsibility for launching the missile at Saudi Arabia, although they announced in a statement yesterday, Saturday, that they had carried out 6 operations with ballistic and cruise missiles and drones against Saudi targets, including oil facilities and military sites.
The Eastern Province is the largest region in Saudi Arabia by area and is located in the east of the country on the Arabian Gulf coast. Administratively, the Eastern Province is divided into the city of Dammam, the regional capital, and 12 governorates.
The most important governorates in it are Dammam, Al-Ahsa, Jubail, Qatif, Hafr Al-Batin and Al-Bayda.
It is worth noting that King Fahd International Airport is located in the city of Dammam in the Eastern Province, and the Houthis have announced carrying out several attacks targeting the airport and its surroundings on previous occasions and during the past few days.
News platforms also reported information indicating that air traffic through Dammam Airport had stopped, citing data from Flightradar24, a website specializing in tracking air traffic worldwide.
Sunday's developments:
The Saudi Civil Defense system announced that the danger had passed, after an early warning was issued in Riyadh and the Najran region earlier.
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Houthis: Dozens killed and wounded in Saudi airstrikes on Sana'a, Sa'dah and Lahj
The Houthi health ministry in Sanaa announced that "22 people were killed and 30 injured in Saudi raids that targeted homes and paramedics in Bani Hashish, coinciding with other raids on Saada and Lahj."
The Houthi-affiliated Saba news agency in Sanaa reported that "Saudi warplanes targeted roads in the Al-Sharia area and rescue teams in the Bani Hashish district, following a previous raid that hit the same area and resulted in thirty-one deaths and injuries, according to the initial count, amid intensive efforts to recover the victims and treat the injured."
The agency added that Saudi aircraft "deliberately targeted the roads leading to the site of the horrific massacre in the Al-Sharia area of Bani Hashish district in Sana'a Governorate."
Images and videos of injuries, including children, were circulated on Houthi-affiliated news platforms, while Saudi aircraft launched an air raid on the Sahar district in Saada province, according to Saba.
In Lahj Governorate, a woman was killed and material damage was recorded in a water project following 8 Saudi air raids that targeted the Zariqa al-Sham and Zariqa al-Yaman districts in al-Maqatirah Directorate.
For his part, Houthi media quoted Abdul Aziz Al-Dailami, director of the “Our Health” Integrated Hospital, as saying: “We received twenty-two dead, most of them children and women, and thirty wounded in the Saudi enemy’s crime against the village of Al-Sharia in Bani Hashish.”
Al-Dailami appealed via Al-Masirah channel for ambulances to head to the hospital to treat the wounded, calling for blood donations.
