Yemen and the Red Sea
Haradh, Hajjah: coalition says it intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile fired towards the town
- Location
- Haradh, Hajjah governorate (town-level; interception point not given)
- Actors
- Houthis · Saudi Arabia
- Importance
- Standard
The Saudi-led coalition said on the evening of 13 October 2026 that it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis towards Haradh, in Yemen's Hajjah governorate near the Saudi border, according to posts relaying the coalition announcement. The same statement reported a second missile intercepted towards Dhahran (separate event). No damage or casualties at Haradh were reported in the posts read.
Verification: unverified
Evidence: Ballistic missile fired by the Houthis toward Haradh intercepted and destroyed, the Coalition announced, Coalition says it intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles, one targeting Haradh in Yemen
Coalition claim relayed by OSINT accounts; no Houthi statement or independent confirmation read.
- Ballistic missile fired by the Houthis toward Haradh intercepted and destroyed, the Coalition announcedOpen Source Intel · Social post · supports · Published 13 Oct 2026, 18:42 UTC · Retrieved 13 Oct 2026, 19:54 UTC
- Coalition says it intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles, one targeting Haradh in YemenConflict Radar · Social post · supports · Published 13 Oct 2026, 18:54 UTC · Retrieved 13 Oct 2026, 19:54 UTC
Classification
Military · Missile strike · Ballistic · Atomic
Tags: ballistic_missile · hajjah · haradh · interception
Participants
- Houthis · Initiator · Evidence: Ballistic missile fired by the Houthis toward Haradh intercepted and destroyed, the Coalition announced · Coalition attributes the missile to the Houthis.
- Saudi Arabia · Target · Evidence: Ballistic missile fired by the Houthis toward Haradh intercepted and destroyed, the Coalition announced · Saudi-led coalition air defences said they intercepted it.
Location methodology
Haradh, Hajjah governorate (town-level; interception point not given) · within 15 km · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Ballistic missile fired by the Houthis toward Haradh intercepted and destroyed, the Coalition announced
Claims
- The coalition said a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis towards Haradh was intercepted and destroyed. · Attributed to Saudi-led coalition · Confidence: Unknown · Evidence: Ballistic missile fired by the Houthis toward Haradh intercepted and destroyed, the Coalition announced, Coalition says it intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles, one targeting Haradh in Yemen
Review and provenance
Revision 1 · First published 13 Oct 2026, 19:55 UTC · Current revision 13 Oct 2026, 19:55 UTC · Change: Initial