Saudi-led coalition intercepts two missiles, two drones in Riyadh

Saudi-led coalition forces fighting Yemen’s Houthis have said they intercepted two missiles and two drones targeting Riyadh, allegedly launched by the Houthis, as fighting intensifies across various front lines in Yemen. “Air defences intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi terrorist militia toward Riyadh,” Turki al-Maliki, the Saudi-led coalition spokesperson, said in a post on X early on Sunday. Earlier on Saturday, al-Maliki said two suspected Houthi drones “were intercepted and destroyed” in the Riyadh and southern regions. At least 26 people have been killed in suspected Houthi drone and missile attacks in Saudi Arabia since September 23, according to the kingdom’s authorities.