Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missiles amid widening regional tensions

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The reported missile launches deepen a rapidly worsening confrontation involving Saudi Arabia, Yemen’s Houthi movement and Iran-linked regional actors. Egypt has pledged defensive support to Saudi Arabia, while separate reports describe a Saudi helicopter crash, attacks on shipping in the Persian Gulf, airstrikes in Yemen, violence in the occupied West Bank and continued Israeli strikes in Gaza. The accumulation of incidents raises the risk that localized hostilities could broaden into a larger regional conflict.

Sources: Anadolu Agency, The New York Times, Associated Press