Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry said on Sunday that it intercepted and destroyed 10 Iranian drones that entered the kingdom’s airspace in recent hours, The Caspian Post reports, citing Sana News Agency.

According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said the drones were downed over the Riyadh region and the Eastern Province.

On Saturday evening, Saudi air defenses also destroyed six ballistic missiles launched toward Al-Kharj governorate.

The incidents come amid rising tensions in the region since late February, with ongoing hostilities involving the United States, Israel and Iran and a series of Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting several Middle Eastern countries.