Coalition: Interception and Destruction of a Ballistic Missile Launched by the Houthis Towards Riyadh

The official spokesman for the "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," Major General Turki Al-Maliki, announced that the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces successfully intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the "Houthi terrorist militia" towards the city of Riyadh early Saturday.

Al-Maliki explained in a statement that "the escalation of the Houthi terrorist militia and its continued attempts to target civilians and civilian objects in the capital Riyadh, a city inhabited by more than 8 million citizens and residents, confirms the obstinacy of this militia and its persistence in deliberately and systematically targeting civilians and civilian objects, in a terrorist and hostile behavior."

He added that "the Houthi militia attempted to target civilians and civilian objects in the cities of (Bish, Taif, Farasan, Yanbu), and the hostile attempts were thwarted by air defenses."

Al-Maliki affirmed the "inherent right of the coalition leadership to take what it deems appropriate in accordance with international humanitarian law and its customary rules to deter the behavior of the Houthi terrorist militia."