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Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed Houthi drones launched towards Riyadh, southern region

  • Saudi-led coalition successfully intercepted two Houthi drones targeting Riyadh
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The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis said it intercepted and destroyed two drones launched by the Houthis towards the Saudi capital Riyadh and the kingdom’s southern region on Saturday.

Cross-border fighting involving ​the Saudi-led coalition, which backs Yemen’s government, ​and the Houthis, who control the capital Sanaa, ⁠has intensified amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, opening another front ​in the conflict.