The coalition thwarts the second Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia within hours
English - Saturday 10 April 2021 الساعة 07:49 pm
Aden, NewsYemen:
The Arab coalition announced, on Saturday, the destruction of a "booby-trapped" drone launched by the Houthi militia, the Iranian arm in Yemen, towards Saudi territory, hours after another attack with a ballistic missile was thwarted.
The coalition said that the defense systems were able to intercept and destroy a "booby-trapped" drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia, before its arrival in Saudi airspace.
The coalition added that the Houthi hostile attempts are systematic and deliberate to target civilians and civilian objects.
Pointing to the taking of all "necessary operational measures to protect civilians, in accordance with international humanitarian law."
And at dawn on Saturday, the coalition announced the interception and destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia towards Jizan, in conjunction with the downing of a drone launched towards Khamis Mushait, southern Saudi Arabia.
