Debris from intercepted Houthi missiles falls in Saudi Arabia's Makkah region

Civil Defense says fragments landed in Sabuhah village

Saudi Arabia said early on Thursday that debris from two intercepted ballistic missiles had fallen in Sabuhah village in the kingdom’s Makkah region.

The missiles were launched by Yemen’s Houthi group, said Saudi Civil Defence.

Saudi-led coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki also announced that its air defences intercepted and destroyed a drone in the kingdom’s Eastern Province.

On Wednesday, the coalition reported intercepting and destroying five missiles and two drones.

Three cruise missiles were launched toward the Riyadh region, while two ballistic missiles were intercepted in western Saudi Arabia, it said. The two drones were intercepted in the Mecca and southern regions.

The incidents come amid escalating hostilities between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition, with repeated Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia and coalition strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen.