Saudi Royal air defenses have successfully intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles today launched by Iran-backed Houthi militias from Sa'dah governorate in Yemen aimed at densely-populated areas in Saudi Arabia's southern city of Jizan, resulting in projection of fragments throughout some residential areas, official spokesman of the Coalition (the Coalition to restore legitimacy in Yemen) Col. Turki Al-Malki reported. However, no casualties were recorded up to the time of this report. In a press release, he stated that "at 16:23 the Royal Saudi Air Defense detected the launch of two ballistic missiles from Sa'dah governorate aimed at Saudi Arabia". Col. Al-Malki reported that the two ballistic missiles were launched deliberately by the Iranian Houthi militia to target densely populated civilian areas in Jizan, Saudi Arabia, where the missiles were intercepted and destroyed by the Royal Saudi Air Defense. He continued: "The interception resulted in projection of fragments throughout some residential areas. No casualties were recorded up to the time of this release" Col. Al-Malki added: "This hostile act carried out by the putschists proves that the Iranian regime is still providing the terrorist Houthi armed militia with qualitative capabilities, in flagrant defiance of UNSCRs 2216 and 2231, with the main objective of threatening the Saudi Arabian, regional and international security." He concluded: "Launching ballistic missiles at densely populated civilian areas is a direct breach of the principles of the international humanitarian law."
