Saudi-led coalition says shot down 6 ballistic missiles launched by Houthis
No response by Yemen’s Houthis to a claim by the coalition forces that its missiles targeted Taif and Yanbu.

No response by Yemen’s Houthis to a claim by the coalition forces that its missiles targeted Taif and Yanbu.




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