Destruction of 8 Houthi vehicles in 24 hours

The spokesperson for coalition forces to support legitimacy in Yemen, Brigadier General Turki Al-Maliki, said joint coalition forces were able to intercept and destroy two “trapped” drones launched by the Houthi terrorist militia supported by Iran in a and deliberate way to target civilians and civilian objects towards the town of Khamis Mushait and Jizan.

Al-Maliki explained that a total of 8 drones have been intercepted and destroyed in the past 24 hours, and that all of these terrorist attempts deliberately and systematically target civilians and civilian objects and represent war crimes.

He also underlined that the Coalition Joint Forces Command takes and implements the necessary operational measures to protect civilians and civilian objects in accordance with international humanitarian law and its customary rules.

A child and a citizen were injured

It should be noted that the media spokesperson for the Directorate of Civil Defense in the Asir region, Captain Muhammad bin Abdo Al-Sayed, announced that on Friday 07/21/1442 AH, corresponding to March 5, 2021 AD, Civil Defense has received a number of reports of falling and scattering of shells in a number of residential areas in the two governorates of Khamis Mushait and one in Rufaidah is the result of interception operations explosive drones launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia towards the Kingdom.

On Friday, the captain added that a 10-year-old child was injured, who had been treated by the Saudi Red Crescent, in addition to the injury of a civilian (citizen) while driving his vehicle, and he was rushed to hospital for necessary treatment, and his condition is stable.In addition, a number of homes were damaged by property damage as a result of shell projections, noting that no injuries or deaths was caused by such damage, and the procedures adopted in such cases were directly implemented.