The international coalition led by Saudi Arabia in Yemen has communicated the location, interception, and destruction of three ballistic missiles fired by the Houthi insurgent militia against Saudi territory. Two of the projectiles were aimed at the city of Jamis Mushait, in the southwest of the kingdom, while the third was heading directly towards the capital, Riyadh, according to details released by the coalition's military spokesperson, Turki al Maliki, on his social media accounts.
These announcements come amid escalating tensions in the Yemen war, where the Houthi militia, backed by Iran, maintains a sustained campaign of missile and drone attacks against Saudi cities and strategic infrastructures. This same weekend, an attack on King Khalid Airport in Riyadh resulted in at least thirteen fatalities.
Reports about the new wave of missiles were known just hours before U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he had held a conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in which they discussed the latest Houthi attacks. Trump accused the Yemeni militia of "behaving very badly," in remarks directed at reporters before boarding his official helicopter en route to Ohio, where he was scheduled to participate in one of his campaign rallies ahead of the midterm elections on November 3.
For their part, the forces loyal to the Yemeni authorities recognized by the international community announced on October 4 the beginning of a large-scale offensive to reclaim areas recently conquered by the Houthis and even advance towards the capital, Sana'a, controlled by the rebels since 2014. These operations have the direct support of the international coalition led from Riyadh.