Saudi coalition says Houthi missile fired at Medina region intercepted

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said on Thursday that a ballistic missile fired by the group at the Medina region -- home to one of Islam's holiest cities -- had been intercepted.

"Air defense intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward the Medina region," coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki said in a post on X.