JEDDAH: One person has died and another seven civilians have been injured after a missile was launched into Saudi territory from Yemen, local media reported on Wednesday.

The missile hit a building in Samtah in Jazan province.

Civil Defense Spokesperson Major Yahya Al-Qahtani said teams received a call about the incident around 2pm.

Earlier in the day, The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted two missiles heading toward the cities of Abha and Khamis Mushait and there were no casualties reported in that incident.