Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday that it had intercepted and destroyed four ballistic and cruise missiles launched by the Houthis toward the capital Riyadh and the southern regions of the Kingdom bordering Yemen, amid escalating missile attacks targeting Saudi territory.
The ministry said Saudi air defense systems intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched toward Riyadh early Sunday, following the issuance of two early warning alerts about a potential threat in the Riyadh and Najran regions.
Later, the Ministry of Defense announced the interception and destruction of two cruise missiles launched by the Houthis toward Riyadh and the southern region.
These developments came hours after Saudi Arabia announced the interception and destruction of a ballistic missile launched toward the Eastern Province.
In a related development, Saudi Civil Defense announced the activation of the early warning system in the cities of Dammam, Dhahran, Buqayq and Hofuf before later declaring that the danger in those areas had passed.
Saudi authorities also announced the interception and destruction of a cruise missile launched toward the Riyadh region.
On Saturday evening, Saudi Arabia had announced the interception and destruction of a drone in the Makkah region, along with two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis toward Najran, noting that debris fell as a result of the interception of the two missiles.
These attacks come amid continuing security tensions along the Saudi-Yemeni border and increasing ballistic and aerial threats being addressed by Saudi air defense systems.
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