Saudi air force intercepts Houthi-launched missile targeting Jazan
The Saudi air defense on Monday intercepted a
ballistic missile fired by the Iran-backed Houthi militias from Saada province,
Yemen, towards Saudi territories, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Official spokesman for the Arab Coalition to Restore
Legitimacy in Yemen, Col. Turki Al Malki, stated that at 10.40 p.m., the Saudi
air force intercepted a missile launched by the Iran-aligned militias against
the Saudi city of Jazan.
Al Malki explained that the missile was heading
towards Jazan and was deliberately launched to target civilian and populated
areas.
"Such hostile acts by the Iran-backed Houthi
militias prove the continuing involvement of the Iranian regime in supporting
the Houthi militias with qualitative capabilities in a flagrant and explicit
violation of the UN resolutions with the objective of threatening the security
of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as well as the regional and international
stability," the spokesman said.
