The Arab coalition intercepts 5 Houthi ballistic missiles targeting southwest Saudi Arabia

The Saudi-led Arab coalition announced that it had intercepted a package of ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi militia on the southwest of the Kingdom.

Today, Thursday, the coalition confirmed, according to the official Saudi Press Agency, "SPA", that it had thwarted "hostile attempts to target civilians and civilian objects" by intercepting and destroying the kingdom's air defenses, five ballistic missiles launched by the "Ansar Allah" group towards the Jazan region.

The coalition stressed that it "takes the necessary measures to neutralize the qualitative capabilities of (the Houthis) in accordance with international humanitarian law."

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