Houthi missiles, drone intercepted as coalition says it destroyed militia’s ballistic missile factory

RIYADH: The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen on Tuesday said air defenses thwarted a series of Houthi drone and missile attacks targeting the Kingdom.

Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, the coalition’s spokesman, said that a drone was intercepted and destroyed in the Eastern Region, while two missiles targeting the Saudi capital Riyadh were also intercepted early Tuesday morning.

A Houthi ballistic missile launched towards the southern region was also intercepted and destroyed, Al-Maliki posted on his X account.

The coalition also said on Monday it had destroyed three facilities used by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia to assemble and produce components for ballistic missiles.