[The Saudi coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a drone in the Eastern Province] October 18th, Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the multinational coalition led by Saudi Arabia, said on social media on the 18th that the coalition intercepted and destroyed a drone in the Eastern Province. In recent days, the Houthis armed forces and Saudi Arabia have continued to attack each other. Yemen's Houthi armed forces said on the 17th that Saudi Arabia carried out air strikes in Taiz province in southwestern Yemen that day, killing at least 9 people, including women and children, and injuring 16 others. The multinational coalition led by Saudi Arabia stated on the 17th that it intercepted and destroyed four drones in Riyadh Province, Eastern Province and Southern Region of Saudi Arabia that day.