Coalition: Destruction of Two Houthi Ballistic Missiles Towards Khamis Mushait and Two Drones Towards Riyadh

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The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced on Friday/Saturday night the interception and destruction of two drones launched by the Houthi terrorist militia towards the Riyadh area, and two ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis towards Khamis Mushait.

A spokesman for the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki, stated via X platform: "We are monitoring and tracking a missile and drone threat towards the Kingdom," before later announcing that "the air defenses intercepted and destroyed two drones launched by the Houthi terrorist militia towards the Riyadh area."

He also clarified that the air defense intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi terrorist militia towards Khamis Mushait.

In parallel, the Saudi Civil Defense revealed today that the early danger has been removed from the city of Abha and the Khamis Mushait governorate.

The Gulf Cooperation Council also strongly condemned the Houthi attacks with ballistic missiles and drones targeting the cities of Riyadh and Khamis Mushait in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, affirming that "this serious escalation represents a blatant violation of the Kingdom's sovereignty and a direct threat to the safety and security of civilians and the stability of the region."

The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi, emphasized in a statement the "solidarity of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and their full support for all measures it takes to protect its security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity," calling on the international community to "take a firm stance to put an end to these repeated Houthi terrorist attacks and hold the perpetrators accountable for their actions."

Hours earlier, the United Nations Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the continued Houthi attacks against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, demanding the group to cease military escalation and attacks targeting civilians and civilian facilities.

The Council's position came in a joint statement read by France's representative to the United Nations, Jerome Bonaventure, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council during September. The statement indicated that Security Council members condemned "in the strongest terms" the continued Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia, including attacks that targeted civilian infrastructure and energy facilities, resulting in civilian injuries.

The new condemnation places the issues of Saudi security and freedom of navigation at the forefront of the international stance on the Yemeni escalation, with calls for the Houthis to cease military operations that threaten civilians and vital maritime corridors.