RIYADH — Iran-backed Houthi militants launched a military projectile from inside the Yemeni territory toward a border village in the southwestern Saudi region of Jazan on Monday, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The projectile damaged two adjoining houses and a vehicle but no fatalities or injuries were reported, Col. Mohammed Bin Yahya Al-Ghamdi, media spokesman of the Civil Defense in Jazan region. Jazan region lies directly north of the border with Yemen. On Sunday, the Arab coalition intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched toward Saudi Arabia by the Iran-backed Houthi militia, SPA had reported. The missile targeting civilians was intercepted and destroyed. On Thursday, forces managed to intercept and shoot down a "booby-trapped" drone that was directed at civilians and civilian infrastructure in the city of Khamis Mushayt. Cross-border attacks by Iran-aligned Houthi forces have escalated since late May, when a truce prompted by the coronavirus pandemic expired. In late June, missiles reached the Saudi capital Riyadh.
