Saudi Arabia raised the country's alert level to a high level after a confrontation with Yemen's Houthi rebels, who also tried to fire a missile at Israel that passed over the Arab kingdom, the American newspaper Bloomberg reported on Monday.
According to the report, which according to the newspaper is based on people close to the matter, 4 Saudi soldiers were killed during the battles against Houthi forces in Jizan, the southernmost province in Saudi Arabia located near the border with Yemen.
The American destroyer intercepts the missiles fired from Yemen at Israel, Photo: AFP
Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Saudi Arabia intercepted one of the missiles launched from Yemen two weeks ago, apparently fired at Israel by the Houthi rebels. According to a report in the American newspaper, the attack included the launch of about 30 drones and 5 cruise missiles, all made in Iran. An American destroyer in the northern Red Sea intercepted four of the missiles, with the fifth missile intercepted by the Saudis as we arrived in their airspace.
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