Debris From Two Intercepted Houthi Missiles Injures Two in Khamis Mushait and Ahad Rafidah, Saudi Civil Defence Says
Two people were injured and three residential buildings and seven vehicles were damaged when debris from two intercepted ballistic missiles fell in the governorates of Khamis Mushait and Ahad Rafidah in Saudi Arabia’s Asir region on Sunday 25 October 2026, the Saudi Civil Defence said. In a post on X at 16:24 local time (13:24 GMT), it said the missiles had been launched by Yemen’s Houthis.
What Civil Defence said
According to the statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (English version), one of the injured is a Saudi citizen and the other a resident of Asian nationality. A Civil Defence spokesperson said the approved procedures for such incidents had been applied, Ajel reported. The statement did not describe the severity of the injuries, give the time of the interception or say which air defence system was used.
What is not yet established
Civil Defence did not say whether the two missiles were among the ten ballistic missiles that the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted over the southern region earlier on Sunday (coalition post, 11:46 local time), or part of a later launch. The coalition had not issued a separate statement on the Khamis Mushait and Ahad Rafidah interceptions when this report was published. No statement from the Houthi military spokesman on attacks against Khamis Mushait had appeared by 18:00 local time.
Regional context
Khamis Mushait, close to the regional capital Abha, is home to King Khalid Air Base. Earlier on Sunday the coalition said it had also intercepted a cruise missile aimed at the city, Al Jazeera reported. Sunday’s interceptions follow the coalition’s report of ten Houthi ballistic missiles intercepted over the southern region and Saturday’s interceptions of missiles fired towards the Mecca and Medina regions, after which Civil Defence reported falling debris but no casualties.
Previous developments
The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation said attacks on Abha and Riyadh airports on 6 and 7 October killed three people and wounded 36. Our running account of Houthi attacks on Saudi airports sets out what Riyadh has confirmed and what remains claimed. The Interior Ministry has warned that filming or sharing information about interceptions or impact sites exposes people to legal liability.
Update, 26 October 2026, 05:15 GMT: Saudi air defences intercepted a ballistic missile fired at Riyadh early on Monday 26 October, the coalition said, after Civil Defence issued an early-warning alert for the capital at about 03:43 local time. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree claimed the missile hit King Khalid International Airport and that drones struck East-West pipeline pumping stations; Saudi Arabia has reported no impact. Saree also claimed missile strikes on Saudi-backed forces in Aden and Lahj. Later the coalition said it had destroyed five missile storage tunnels, four ballistic missile launchers and a missile store in Houthi-held areas; these figures have not been independently verified. Full report: coalition says it destroyed Houthi missile tunnels and launchers.
Update, 25 October 2026, 19:10 GMT: The Houthis’ military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed at 21:00 Sanaa time that Houthi forces fired “dozens of ballistic missiles” in three operations against King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait and the Border Guard’s southern naval base in Jazan, and that the Jazan strike caused deaths and injuries. The statement gave no times or figures, and it is not clear whether it refers to the launches the coalition reported intercepting on Sunday. Saudi authorities had not commented. Full report: Houthis claim strikes on Riyadh airport, Khamis Mushait and Jazan.
