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The Ansar Allah al-Houthi group in Yemen announced that King Khalid Air Base and Abha International Airport had targeted the Saudis with three drones at dawn today, Friday.

In a tweet on Twitter, Ansar Allah Al-Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said: “The Air Force has again succeeded in targeting important sites at King Khalid Air Base and from Abha International Airport at dawn today, Friday, with three Samad 3 and 2k bomber drones, “indicating that the injuries were correct.

For its part, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen announced the interception and destruction of an explosive drone launched by the Houthis towards the town of Khamis Mushait in southern Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi press agency quoted coalition forces spokesman Brigadier Turki Al-Maliki as saying that “the coalition’s joint forces succeeded, on Friday morning, in intercepting and destroying an improvised drone launched by the group towards the town of Khamis Mushait. “

Yesterday, Thursday, the coalition led by Saadia announced the destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis towards the city of Jizan, in the south of the Kingdom.

In recent weeks, the Houthis have stepped up their attacks on Saudi Arabia, with battles escalating to tighten control over Ma’rib governorate, which is the last bastion of internationally recognized forces in the government of Yemeni President Hadi backed. by the Arab coalition. .

Since 2015, Saudi Arabia has led a military coalition to support the internationally recognized government, which has been locked in a bloody conflict with the Houthis since 2014, when they controlled the capital, Sana’a, and other areas.

The United States decided to remove the Houthis from the terrorist list after the designation, imposed by the previous United States government on Donald Trump, was the subject of much criticism from aid organizations, who warned that it could hamper efforts to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

And US President Joe Biden has ended his support for Saudi offensive operations in the Yemen war, which he called a “disaster” that “must end.”