Saudi Arabian-led coalition spokesman Turki Maliki said on social media on the evening of the 20th that the coalition forces had destroyed a platform used by the Houthis in Yemen to launch ballistic missiles into the Saudi capital Riyadh. Maliki said earlier in the day that the coalition forces intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile fired at Riyadh and intercepted and destroyed a drone in Riyadh province. Xinhua News Agency reporters heard explosions twice in Riyadh that morning. Local residents received air defense alerts via a mobile app.

Saudi Arabian-led coalition spokesman Turki Maliki said on social media on the evening of the 20th that the coalition forces had destroyed a platform used by the Houthis in Yemen to launch ballistic missiles into the Saudi capital Riyadh. Maliki said earlier in the day that the coalition forces intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile fired at Riyadh and intercepted and destroyed a drone in Riyadh province. Xinhua News Agency reporters heard explosions twice in Riyadh that morning. Local residents received air defense alerts via a mobile app.