Houthi-affiliated media report that seven people were wounded in strikes on the city of Hodeidah.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says air defences intercepted a Houthi missile, while fighting continues to rage along key fronts between the armed group and forces loyal to the internationally recognised Yemeni government.
Defences “intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile” targeting Saudi Arabia’s southern region, said coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki in a statement on Monday.
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Earlier, he said defences destroyed a drone launched toward the southern region on Sunday evening.
Also on Monday, the Saudi…
