Yemen's Houthi movement has escalated cross-border hostilities by targeting the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, with ballistic missiles following earlier strikes on the Kingdom's oil-rich Eastern Province. The Saudi-led military coalition confirmed that all incoming projectiles were successfully intercepted.
On Sunday morning, November 8, 2026, air defense alerts were activated across Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province after Houthi forces launched a ballistic missile, which coalition forces neutralized in mid-air. Approximately two hours later, Houthi forces launched two additional ballistic missiles aimed directly at central Riyadh, both of which were shot down before reaching their targets.
Read nextSanaa Death Toll Mounts to 33 in Saudi Airstrikes; Houthi Missile Hits Aramco Tower in RiyadhThe missile barrage comes as a direct retaliation for a devastating Saudi coalition airstrike on Saturday that hit a village near Yemen's capital, Sanaa, killing at least 33 people. Cross-border military exchanges between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi group have intensified sharply since July 2026, when full-scale fighting resumed between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council government, opening a volatile new front in Middle Eastern regional security.
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