Saudi Arabia’s air defenses have intercepted an explosive drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia towards Khamis Mushait hours after the Arab Coalition announcing the Kingdom’s shields having aborted another drone attack targeting the southern region of Jazan.
The Saudi-led Arab Coalition confirmed dealing with threats against civilians.
Media spokesperson for the Civil Defense Directorate in the Jazan region Col. Mohammad Al-Ghamdi stated that the Civil Defense received a number of reports of the fall and scattering of shrapnel in a residential neighborhood in Uhud Al-Masarha governorate of Jazan.
He further said this happened due to the interception of a booby-trapped drone launched by the terrorist Houthi militia towards the Kingdom, which resulted in material damage to a number of houses and shops following the plunge and scattering of the shrapnel.
This damage did not result in any injuries or deaths, and the procedures adopted in such cases were immediately implemented, Al-Ghamdi underscored.
In Cairo, Egyptian authorities condemned, in the strongest terms, the militia’s attempt to target residential neighborhoods in Uhud Al-Masarha.
In a statement, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that Cairo stands by Saudi Arabia in the face of these heinous terrorist attacks, which represent a violation of the rules of international law and a threat to security and stability in the region, expressing its support for the measures taken by the Kingdom to preserve its security, stability and the safety of its citizens and residents.
The Arab Parliament also condemned Houthis launching drone attacks in a manner it said was “systematic and premeditated.”
The Arab body warned against “the continuation of systematic terrorist acts of the Houthi militia supported and funded by the Iranian regime, which amount to (war crimes), a flagrant violation of international laws and covenants and a threat to international peace and security.”
It also affirmed standing in “full solidarity with Saudi Arabia, and supporting all the measures the Kingdom takes to defend its lands and preserve its security and the safety of its citizens and residents.”
