Saudi air defenses intercepted on Monday a ballistic missile fired by the Iran-backed Houthi militias against the Kingdom, reported the Saudi Press Agency.
Arab coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Maliki announced that the missile was fired from Yemen’s Saada region towards Saudi Arabia’s Jazan city.
The missile, which was fired at populated regions, was intercepted by the air defenses and its shrapnel landed in residential areas. No one was injured in the incident.
Maliki condemned the attack, saying that it proves Iran’s ongoing involvement in supporting the Houthi militias with weapons in clear and blatant violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions 2216 and 2231.
He accused them of threatening the security of Saudi Arabia, the region and the world, adding that firing rockets at populated areas was a violation of International Humanitarian Law.
