Saudi-led coalition says 2nd drone intercepted over eastern Saudi Arabia

The Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen's internationally recognized government on Sunday said that its air defenses intercepted and destroyed a second drone targeting eastern Saudi Arabia.

Coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said in a statement on US social media platform X that the drone targeted the kingdom's Eastern Province.

Al-Maliki said the drone was intercepted and destroyed.

He did not provide information about possible casualties, injuries or material damage.

Earlier, the spokesman announced that another drone had been intercepted and destroyed in the same region.

The interceptions come amid escalating hostilities between the Saudi-led coalition and Yemen's Houthi group.

Yemen has been engulfed in civil war since September 2014, when the Iran-backed Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, and several provinces.

A Saudi-led coalition intervened in March 2015 to support Yemen's internationally recognized government.

Clashes between government forces and the Houthis have intensified recently, while the group has targeted Saudi Arabia with ballistic missiles and drones.