Saudi coalition says Houthi missile fired at Medina region intercepted

Riyadh: The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis said on Thursday that a ballistic missile fired by the group at the Medina region — home to one of Islam’s holiest cities — had been intercepted.

“Air defense intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward the Medina region,” coalition spokesman Turki Al-Malki said in a post on X.

التحالف: الدفاع الجوي اعترض ودمر صاروخ باليستي أطلقته الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية باتجاه منطقة المدينة المنورة. pic.twitter.com/T9pQjtZ3d8

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