• A number of the explosive-laden drones were launched from Sanaa airport
• Coalition kills 230 Houthi militants in 39 targeting operations in Yemen’s Marib

Arab News

RIYADH: The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said on Monday that it destroyed eight drones launched toward Saudi Arabia, according to Al-Ekhbariya TV.

“We have observed and are following a hostile escalation by the Houthis using drones,” the coalition said in a statement.

Earlier on Monday, the coalition said three of the drones were targeting the Kingdom’s southern region, adding that some of the bomb-laden drones were launched from Sanaa International Airport.

It said it said it has began airstrikes targeting terrorist leaders north of Sanaa in response to the threat, adding “the operational situation requires continued strikes in response to the threat.”

Meanwhile, the coalition said it carried out 39 operations targeting the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Marib, killing 230 fighters and destroying 21 military vehicles in the last 24 hours.

In an earlier incident claimed by the Houthis, three people were killed in an explosion and subsequent fire involving three petroleum tankers at a storage plant in Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.