Home GCC Saudi Arabia Houthi missile targets Saudi’s Jazan province No injuries were reported by Gulf Business October 5, 2020 A missile launched by the Houthi militia in Yemen landed in the Al Ardha province of Jazan in southwestern Saudi Arabia. Colonel Mohammed bin Yahya Al-Ghamdi, a spokesperson for the Saudi Civil Defense, confirmed that a car was damaged from shrapnel but no casualties or injuries were registered, Arab News reported. The missile was launched by the “Iranian-backed Houthi militia from inside the Yemeni territories toward one of the border villages in Al-Ardha governorate in Jazan,” he noted. On September 15, the Houthi militia launched a missile toward Jazan, damaging civilian property, vehicles as well as injuring five people. Saudi-led Arab coalition forces destroyed two bomb-laden drones and a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis towards the kingdom in two separate incidents in August this year. Read: Saudi forces destroy bomb-laden drones, missiles launched towards civilians In July too, Saudi-led coalition intercepted and destroyed six ‘bomb-laden’ drones and two ballistic missiles launched towards the kingdom. Read more: Saudi forces destroy two missiles, six ‘bomb-laden’ drones launched from Yemen Tags Houthi Jazan missile Saudi Arabia Yemen 0 Comments You might also like Saudi Arabia’s Mawani signs four contracts worth SAR1bn GCC region M&A blazes trail as global deals decline Top marks for GCC nations in digital connectivity index Saudi Arabia studies graphite, rare earths trading platform