Houthi drones targetting Saudi Arabia's Khamis Mushait city intercepted - report

Arab Coalition has intercepted a drone launched by Houthis on Saudi Arabia's Khamis Mushait city. The drone was reportedly targetting civilians. The coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi group for around four years intercepted and have shot down Houthi drones heading towards civilian targets at various instances in the past few months.

The escalation in violence threatens a U.N.-sponsored deal for a ceasefire and troop withdrawal from the flashpoint coastal city of Hodeidah, which became the focus of the war last year when the coalition tried to seize its port, the Houthis' main supply line and a lifeline for millions of Yemenis.

The Western-backed Sunni Muslim coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE intervened in Yemen in 2015 to try to restore the internationally recognized Yemeni government that was ousted from power in Sanaa by the Houthis in late 2014.

The war has killed tens of thousands of people and left millions on the brink of famine.