On the night of the 19th local time, the Saudi-led multinational coalition command issued a notice saying that air defense forces had successfully shot down five drones carrying explosives earlier in the day.
Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the coalition, said in a written statement that one of the drones was destroyed on its way to the southern Saudi city of Khamis Mushait, while four others attempted to strike the southern Saudi province. Desalination facilities and oil facilities in Jizan were shot down by air defense forces.
Maliki accused Yemen's Houthis of attempting to escalate the situation in Yemen by launching attacks on civilians and civilian targets in Saudi Arabia, and he said the coalition would take all necessary measures to counter it.
It is worth noting that the Gulf Arab States Cooperation Council, headquartered in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, said on the 17th of this month that it has issued an invitation to all parties to the conflict in Yemen, including the Houthis, hoping that they can come to Riyadh at the end of the month to participate in the realization of the Yemen's peace and stability talks, but as of press time, the Houthis have not made a clear response to the invitation.
(Headquarters reporter Li Chao)