Yemen and the Red Sea

Saudi air defences intercept Houthi ballistic missile targeting Riyadh early Friday, coalition says

ATTACK
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (intended target; interception position not disclosed)
Actors
Houthis · Saudi Arabia
Importance
Standard

Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said Saudi air defences intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile targeting Riyadh early on Friday, 23 October, Saudi Gazette reports. The newspaper explicitly presents this as a separate statement from the Khamis Mushait interception. The exact interception position and hour were not disclosed.

Verification: Probable

Evidence: Saudi air defenses intercept Houthi missiles targeting Riyadh, Khamis Mushait

An attributed coalition account quoted by Saudi Gazette, with the same probable status and participant roles as the Khamis Mushait event. The map point is the intended target, not the interception.