Saudi Air Defenses Intercept Houthi Drone Targeting Abha Airport

Saudi Arabia’s air defenses have intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched by the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia from Yemen, towards Saudi Arabia’s Abha international airport.

 

In a statement, the Arab coalition forces have affirmed that the military operation came is in compliance with international humanitarian law and its customary rules, according to Al-Arabiya news website.

 

It is worth mentioning that, Egypt strongly denounced the Houthi militias’ attacks against the Saudi lands.

 

In a statement, the foreign ministry warned that the Houthi militia’s continuous attacks against civilian institutions and civilians threaten the security and stability of the Saudi kingdom and represent a flagrant violation of the international humanitarian law.

 

Moreover, Egypt expressed its full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in all the measures it takes to confront these cowardly terrorist attacks, afirming the close link between the security and stability of the two brotherly countries, the statement read.