RIYADH — Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed 31 drones and three ballistic missiles targeting multiple sites across the Kingdom, including a drone that attempted to approach Riyadh’s Diplomatic Quarter, according to the Saudi Ministry of Defense.Turki Al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Saudi Ministry of Defense, said two drones were intercepted in the Empty Quarter while heading toward the Shaybah Oil Field.He added that a hostile drone was shot down while attempting to approach the Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh.Air defenses also intercepted and destroyed two drones in the Eastern Province.Three additional drones heading toward Shaybah oil field in the Empty Quarter were also intercepted and destroyed, Al-Maliki said.The largest wave of interceptions occurred in the Eastern Province, where Saudi air defenses shot down 18 drones, followed by several additional drones in separate incidents across the region.In total, 31 drones were intercepted across the Kingdom, most of them over the Eastern Province.Saudi air defenses also intercepted and destroyed three ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Air Base.The interceptions come amid ongoing regional escalation following the outbreak of conflict between Israel and the United States on one side and Iran on the other, with Tehran launching missile and drone attacks toward several countries in the region.RIYADH — Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed 31 drones and three ballistic missiles targeting multiple sites across the Kingdom, including a drone that attempted to approach Riyadh’s Diplomatic Quarter, according to the Saudi Ministry of Defense.Turki Al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Saudi Ministry of Defense, said two drones were intercepted in the Empty Quarter while heading toward the Shaybah Oil Field.He added that a hostile drone was shot down while attempting to approach the Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh.Air defenses also intercepted and destroyed two drones in the Eastern Province.Three additional drones heading toward Shaybah oil field in the Empty Quarter were also intercepted and destroyed, Al-Maliki said.The largest wave of interceptions occurred in the Eastern Province, where Saudi air defenses shot down 18 drones, followed by several additional drones in separate incidents across the region.In total, 31 drones were intercepted across the Kingdom, most of them over the Eastern Province.Saudi air defenses also intercepted and destroyed three ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Air Base.The interceptions come amid ongoing regional escalation following the outbreak of conflict between Israel and the United States on one side and Iran on the other, with Tehran launching missile and drone attacks toward several countries in the region.
