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Coalition says it intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh early Friday

The coalition confirmed it shot down a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis toward Riyadh shortly after 4 a.m. Saudi time. In Taiz, authorities accused the Houthis of shelling a mosque and a school, while a rights network published a new tally of violations since early September.

Updated: Amsterdam time Monitoring window: last 1.2 h 2026-10-23 02:37Z → 03:47Z UTC Last search: 2026-10-23 03:56Z

Summary

  • ConfirmedThe coalition says it intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile heading for Riyadh early Friday.
  • AttributedAccording to coalition figures, the Houthis fired at least 14 ballistic missiles and more than 60 drones at the Kingdom in October.
  • AttributedYemen's Interior Ministry accuses the Houthis of shelling a mosque and a school in Mashra'a wa Hadnan district, south of Taiz.
  • AttributedThe Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms says it documented 1,891 violations in Taiz between 1 September and 22 October.
Attributed
14+

Houthi ballistic missiles fired at Saudi Arabia in October, per coalition figures

Arab News 02:56Z
Attributed
60+

Armed drones launched at Saudi Arabia in October, per coalition figures

Arab News 02:56Z
Attributed
1891

Violations in Taiz over 52 days, per the Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms

Saba 03:26Z

Developments in this window

  1. AttributedTaiz

    Rights network documents 1,891 Houthi violations in Taiz over 52 days

    The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms said, according to the government news agency Saba, that it documented 1,891 crimes and violations against civilians and civilian sites in Taiz between 1 September and 22 October. The figures come from a single source and could not be independently verified; we were unable to read the full report.

    Source: Saba
  2. AttributedTaiz

    Yemen's Interior Ministry: Houthi shelling damages mosque and school south of Taiz

    Yemen's Interior Ministry said the Houthis shelled a mosque and a school in the village of al-Najd in Mashra'a wa Hadnan district. The ministry said the shelling caused extensive material damage but did not say whether anyone was hurt. The Houthis have not commented.

    Source: alsaudi.news
  3. ConfirmedRiyadh

    Coalition: Houthi ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh intercepted

    Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said air defenses shot down a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis toward Riyadh shortly after 4 a.m. Saudi time on Friday. Earlier, at around 1 a.m., two drones heading for the southern region were intercepted. No casualties or damage were reported from this attack.

    Source: Arab News

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Labels: “Confirmed” = an official body or more than one independent source. “Attributed” = a claim by a party to the conflict, not independently verified. “Disputed” = conflicting accounts. “Unverified” = source text or timing could not be checked.

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