JEDDAH — The Saudi-led Arab Coalition forces to support Yemen's legitimacy said on Sunday that it had intercepted and destroyed a booby-trapped drone launched by the terrorist Houthi militia towards the Kingdom.

The Saudi Press Agency, in its account on the social networking site (Twitter), quoted the coalition confirming the Houthi militia's continued deliberate escalation of hostility to target civilians in Saudi Arabia.

“We are dealing with the sources of threat to protect civilians and civilian objects from hostile attacks,” the Arab Coalition said in a statement carried by SPA.

The Coalition added that the militia's attempts to launch drones were confronted, stressing that it had taken "strict measures" to protect civilians.

On Saturday, Saudi Arabia's air defenses had intercepted an explosive drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia towards Khamis Mushait.

“Houthi militias continue their attempts to target civilians and civilian objects,” the Arab Coalition said in a statement. — SPA