# Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missiles targeting Riyadh and Eastern Province

https://mins.news/en/item/134289

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-08 07:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/8/saudi-arabia-intercepts-houthi-missiles-targeting-riyadh-eastern-province?traffic_source=rss

> The Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed three Houthi ballistic missiles launched towards Saudi Arabia, then intercepted two cruise missiles in Riyadh and the south. The Houthis meanwhile report that coalition air attacks killed 33 people in a village near Sanaa; the claims could not be independently verified.

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