Conflict & Security
Saudi Arabia intercepts four Houthi drones and three missiles
October 27, 2026 at 02:57 AM
4 reports · over 5 hours
Saudi air defenses intercepted four Houthi drones and three ballistic missiles Tuesday, a day after the coalition struck Houthi missile sites inside Yemen.
- Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed four Houthi-launched drones over the southern region and three ballistic missiles over the eastern region.
- Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki announced the interception of three additional drones over Riyadh and the south.
- On Monday the coalition struck Houthi targets in Yemen, destroying five ballistic-missile storage tunnels, four launch platforms, and a missile warehouse.
- al-Maliki said the operation aimed to neutralize threat sources in response to repeated Houthi missile and drone attacks.




