Afghanistan, Oct. 8 -- The Saudi-led military coalition supporting Yemen's internationally recognized government says it has destroyed a Houthi ballistic-missile storage facility in Saada province, as fighting between the two sides intensifies across Yemen.

Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said the facility, located at a mountainous site in Saada, contained 20 ballistic missiles. The coalition also said it destroyed a ballistic-missile launch platform in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. The claims were carried by Saudi state media.

The latest strikes followed a sharp escalation in fighting between Houthi forces and Saudi-backed Yemeni government troops. The coalition has recently expanded its operations against Houthi military posi...