Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — A ballistic missile launched by Iran-backed Houthi militia from Sana’a fell inside the Yemeni territory, the Arab Coalition said on Thursday.

In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency, the coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said: “The terrorist, Iran-backed Houthi militia launched a ballistic missile from Sana’a governorate this morning (Dec. 17, 2020), using civilian objects as a launch site. The missile fell in Sa’dah governorate of Yemen after traveling a distance of short 158 km after the launch.”

“The Houthi militia continues its flagrant violations of the international humanitarian law by launching ballistic missiles that fall indiscriminately on civilians and residential areas, threatening the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians, Al-Maliki added.

The spokesman warned, saying: “The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition will continue to undertake all deterrent, rigorous measures to protect civilians in Yemen, and safeguard regional and international security.”