The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi militias says it has intercepted and destroyed a drone in eastern Saudi Arabia, as tensions between the two sides continue to escalate.
Coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki announced the interception on Friday in a post on X, saying air defences had destroyed the drone over the Eastern Province.
No further details were immediately available about the drone's origin, its intended target or whether the incident caused any damage.
Rising tensions threaten fragile calm
The interception comes amid repeated reports by the coalition of missiles and drones targeting Saudi Arabia, raising concerns over renewed escalation along the kingdom's southern flank.
Yemen has been mired in conflict since the Houthi militia group seized Sanaa and other provinces in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led military intervention in support of the internationally recognised government in 2015.
A period of relative calm that began in April 2022 came to an end with renewed fighting in July, leaving around 12,000 people dead or wounded, according to the United Nations.
