ALBAWABA- Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed five missiles launched toward Riyadh and other parts of the kingdom on early Tuesday, as the Saudi-led coalition reported a new wave of Houthi attacks targeting the capital, the Eastern Province and southern regions.
Saudi-led coalition spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki said the interceptions involved three ballistic missiles and two cruise missiles. Two ballistic missiles were heading toward Riyadh, while another targeted the Eastern Province. The two cruise missiles were directed toward Riyadh and the southern region. The coalition also reported intercepting a drone launched toward the southern region.
Saudi Civil Defense issued early warning alerts in several areas, including Dammam, Al-Ahsa, Buqayq, Riyadh and Najran, urging residents to take precautions. The alerts were subsequently lifted after authorities confirmed that the immediate danger had passed.
The interceptions came amid reports of damage to a Saudi Aramco administrative building in Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District. Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry said an attempted attack had caused limited structural damage to the building, with no casualties reported. The damage was attributed to falling debris from an intercepted projectile.
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- الدفاع الجوي اعترض ودمر صاروخ باليستي أطلقته الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية باتجاه الرياض.
- الدفاع الجوي اعترض ودمر صاروخ طواف (كروز) أطلقته الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية باتجاه الرياض. https://t.co/05x0NXUZhl
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed responsibility for a series of military operations involving ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones, asserting that they targeted King Khalid International Airport, Aramco storage facilities and a financial center in Riyadh, as well as an Aramco facility in Abqaiq, where he claimed fires had broken out.
Saree described the attacks as retaliation for Saudi military operations in Yemen, claiming that Saudi forces had conducted 103 airstrikes over the preceding 24 hours against targets in Marib, Saada, Hodeidah, Taiz, Lahj and Al-Jawf. He further claimed that the cumulative number of Saudi airstrikes and missile attacks since the latest escalation began had exceeded 4,500.
The Houthi spokesperson also announced that his forces had shot down a Saudi CH-4 reconnaissance drone over Al-Jawf, describing it as the fourth aircraft of this type downed since the escalation began.
Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari is Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University-Global Center, Amman. A Yemeni academician with a Ph.D. in English "Comparative Literature" and two MA degrees, one in political science and the other in English, Dr. Al-Maswari possesses more than 17 years of extensive experience in university-level teaching, research, research reviewing, bilingual translation, and copy-writing...
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