Saudi air defenses intercept Houthi ballistic missile aimed at the east

Coalition air defenses destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile early Thursday, the latest in a week of cross-border attacks on Saudi Arabia.

• Coalition spokesperson Turki Al-Maliki announced the pre-dawn interception of a missile fired toward Saudi Arabia's eastern region.
• The Houthis said this week they struck the Ras Tanura refinery with a ballistic missile, describing the hit as "accurate."
• Air defenses destroyed another ballistic missile near Taif on Wednesday and intercepted two fired toward Riyadh on Tuesday.
• Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelaty and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed containing the crisis in a phone call Wednesday.