A ballistic missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi group was intercepted over Saudi Arabia’s Asir region on Friday, causing injuries and property damage from falling debris, Saudi authorities reported. The missile, fired late that day, struck the governorate of Abad Rafidah, where an Asian resident was wounded and a prayer room inside a building, along with several vehicles, sustained damage, according to the Saudi Press Agency, which cited a spokesman from the Saudi Directorate of Civil Defense.

Asir has been a frequent target of missile and drone attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi movement amid the ongoing conflict in Yemen. On the same day, Saudi air defenses destroyed three ballistic missiles and four unmanned aerial vehicles launched toward the city of Khamis Mushayt, also in Asir, military officials said. Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, detailed that the interceptions occurred around 3 a.m., with three missiles aimed at Khamis Mushayt being neutralized.

In a separate incident on Friday, a Houthi projectile struck a school in Najran, a city near the Yemeni border, causing material damage but no injuries, Saudi Civil Defense confirmed. These attacks form part of a recent escalation in cross-border strikes targeting Saudi urban areas and critical energy infrastructure.

The intensified assault has drawn condemnation from several regional partners. The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan jointly decried a missile attack on Madinah earlier in the week. Meanwhile, the Gulf Cooperation Council emphasized its continued support for Saudi Arabia and underscored the importance of safeguarding the Kingdom’s security and its sacred sites as vital to the collective stability of member states.

The ongoing missile and drone strikes reflect the persistent tensions along the Saudi-Yemen border, with coalition forces maintaining active defenses against the Houthi insurgency’s cross-border operations.