The official spokesman for the Saudi Ministry of Defense, Turki Al-Maliki, announced: “A ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militias was intercepted and destroyed north of Riyadh.” He pointed out that "the coalition's intelligence system is working to track the missile launch pad in Sana'a, stressing that the coalition will work to destroy it." The Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Saree, had previously announced the launching of a missile towards King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.