Overview
- Saudi air defences and the Saudi‑led coalition said they intercepted three cruise missiles plus multiple drones headed for Riyadh, Mecca and other regions on Nov. 11.
- Yemeni security sources reported Houthi strikes on Aden that targeted camps of coalition and Yemeni forces and that a separate drone was shot down there.
- The Houthi movement claimed it had intercepted a Saudi F‑15 over Sanaa, but that assertion has not been independently verified and Saudi officials have not confirmed it.
- The renewed exchanges since July have driven rising civilian harm and displacement, with the UN reporting more than 1,600 killed and over 300,000 people displaced in Yemen.
- Analysts warn that the group’s longer‑range missiles and drones, attacks on airports and damage to Riyadh infrastructure increase risks to aviation, Saudi energy assets and shipping through the Bab al‑Mandeb chokepoint.