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A ballistic missile fired at the Saudi city of Medina, one of Islam's holiest cities, was intercepted Thursday, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi rebels said. The announcement came shortly after the kingdom's civil defence agency warned of potential danger around the strategic port of Yanbu.
On 25 September, Saudi Arabia claimed to have intercepted six ballistic missiles by the Huti rebels directed against Taif and Yanbu on the Red Sea coast, the latter headquarters of major oil facilities. At the UN, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud sought to alert about the consequences of these attacks and to add new international support. Saudi Arabia will also convene an emergency meeting with Turkey and Pakistan under its joint defence agreement. France, for its part, announced the deployment of a device
Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday, 24 September, that it had intercepted a missile attack from neighbouring Yemen by the pro-Iranian Houthis, against the background of intensified hostilities between the two sides. Air defences shot down six missiles in the Taif and Yanbu areas of the Red Sea. Emmanuel Macron said sending "military means" there to "protect" these key energy sites.
Speaking to broadcasters TF1 and France 2, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced that “military resources” will be sent to protect the Yanbu oil site in Saudi Arabia, integral to maintaining the kingdom’s fuel exports and increasingly threatened by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
France is sending military to protect key Yanbu oil terminal; Pakistan and Turkiye to hold military talks with Riyadh.
On Thursday, Yemen's pro-Iranian Houthis attacked several areas in Saudi Arabia using missiles and drones. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced the sending of "military means" to "protect" the Yanbu oil terminal, a strategic link of the Saudi energy system.
The Huti rebels claim to have attacked the state oil facilities of Saudi Aramco in the port city of Yanbu, while the French president has decided to deploy "soldiers, radar systems and defence systems" to protect the Red Sea oil route, denying that he will be involved in the conflict. Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate has refused to limit Trump's offensive in Iran, amid an apparent reactivation of the Strait of Ormuz.
Saudi Arabia intercepted Houthi ballistic missiles on Thursday after warning several regions, including Mecca, of possible attacks. France said it would send military assets to help protect the Saudi oil terminal at Yanbu. The strikes came amid renewed fighting in Yemen that has killed dozens, according to sources cited by AFP.
Yemen's Houthis said they targeted a 'sensitive' site in Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones.
The Yemen-based Houthis said they targeted "sensitive sites" in Riyadh, hours after a blaze at a fuel depot near the Saudi capital's main airport. The Saudi-led coalition said Saudi defense downed a ballistic missile.
