Spokesman of Coalition Forces Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen Colonel Turki Al-Maliki said in a statement today that at 10:16 a.m., the Coalition's air defense forces detected the launch of a ballistic missile from the territory of Yemen towards the territory of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Colonel Al-Maliki also said that the missile was fired towards Najran and was deliberately launched to target civilian and populated areas. The missile was intercepted and destroyed by the Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces. According to preliminary information, the missile interception resulted in a minor injury for an Indian expatriate. Colonel Al-Maliki also said that this hostile action by the Houthi group supported by Iran proves the continued involvement of the Iranian regime in supporting the Houthi armed group with qualitative capabilities in a clear and explicit defiance and violation of UN Resolutions No. 2216 and No. 2231 in order to threaten the security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the regional and international security. Firing ballistic missiles at populated cities and villages is contrary to international humanitarian law.
