# Saudi Arabia sounds air-raid alerts as missile and drone assault intensifies

https://mins.news/en/item/65528

- Financial Times, 2026-09-19 12:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/07fd42b5-0610-470c-8fb8-4840b5401271?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> Saudi authorities issued warnings in the capital as a missile and drone assault intensified. The alerts came for the first time since Yemeni rebels reignited the conflict.

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