The Saudi-led Arab coalition intercepted and destroyed on Friday three drones launched the by Iran-backed Houthi militias towards Saudi Arabia, reported the Saudi Press Agency.
Coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malki said the aircraft were flown towards civilian targets in the cities of Abha and Khamis Mushait.
The coalition had on Wednesday welcomed a UN call for an immediate truce on Thursday as the country amid the global coronavirus outbreak.
The coalition said it backed the Yemeni government's acceptance of the UN appeal.
