<span style="color: #222222;">The Saudi military says it has intercepted a drone launched at the kingdom's southern border by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen. Col. Turki al-Maliki, a military spokesman, was quoted in the state-run Saudi Press Agency today as saying the drone was launched by the Houthi rebels from Yemen's Governorate of Sanaa toward the Saudi city of Jizan.<br />'' <br />'' A Saudi-led coalition allied with Yemen's Government has been at war with the Houthis since 2015. The fighting has killed tens of thousands of Yemenis, with Saudi-led air strikes blamed for many civilian deaths.<br />'' <br />''<br />''Late yesterday, al-Maliki had announced the interception of three other Houthi drones launched at Saudi cities near Yemen's border. Bomb-laden drones launched by the Houthis have killed a civilian and wounded others in Saudi Arabia in recent weeks.</span>