The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed four drones launched toward Saudi Arabia in the Madinah and Eastern Province regions, and, in a separate statement, another drone heading to the eastern region. The Houthis denied launching drones at Madinah but said they had fired a ballistic missile at the coalition's operations room at Badr Camp in Aden. Separately, warplanes struck Houthi positions east of Mokha, while the Yemeni army said it carried out 744 attacks over 24 hours, neutralising around 200 members and destroying or damaging 90 vehicles and other military assets. Yemen's central bank has ordered banks to freeze the accounts and assets of 135 Houthi-linked individuals, entities and vessels, and the EU said it is exploring ways to increase support for Yemen's government.
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