The anti-Huthis military coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, in support of the internationally recognized Yemeni Government, today announced the interception of three ballistic missiles launched by the rebels following a series of attacks with victims in both countries.
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13/10/2026
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Lusa
A anti-Huthis military coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, in support of the internationally recognized Yemeni government, today announced the interception of three ballistic missiles launched by the rebels following a series of attacks with victims in both countries.
The spokesman for the alliance, Turki al Maliki, said on social network X that “a ballistic missile launched by the Huthis terrorist militia” against the capital, Riyadh, was “intercepted and destroyed, like two others, that targeted the city of Jamis Mushait in the southwest.
The Huthis, supported by Iran, denounced, for their part, on the eve, the death of at least nine civilians – including five children – in Saudi air strikes against the province of Al Yauf in northern Yemen and the recurring front of battle in the conflict, given the strategic location and proximity to the Saudi border.
The conflict in Yemen is undergoing a strong escalation, with cross-attacks between internationally recognised government forces, supported by Riyadh, and the Huthis, which in recent weeks launched missile and drone attacks against Saudi territory, including airports, military facilities and energy infrastructure.
The rebels attacked King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which announced temporary closure until next Saturday, after at least seventeen people died and about three hundred were injured in attacks between Friday and Sunday.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said he spoke to Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman about the Huthis attacks, whom he accused of “behaving very badly.”.
The Yemeni rebels took over the capital, Sanaa, in 2014 and expanded across much of northern and western Yemen, which triggered a military intervention led by Saudi Arabia in support of the internationally recognized Yemeni Government in 2015.
The current escalation between Riyadh and the rebels broke out in mid-July, when the Huthis accused the Arab kingdom of bombing Sanaa airport to prevent the landing of an Iranian plane, although the action was claimed by the Yemeni Army, under the absolute patronage of the Saudi Executive.