A London-based Arab newspaper reported that Israel conveyed a proposal to provide Saudi Arabia with Iron Dome missile defense system via American diplomats.
By Israel Defense Forces and Nehemiya Gershoni נחמיה גרשוני (see also https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%91%D7%A5:Flickr-IDF-IronDome-in-action001.jpg ) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/idfonline/8194572552/) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Rai al-Youm said Saudi officials met the U.S. Ambassador for Jordan in Annam last week. However, the Saudi side rejected the offer.
Saudi Arabia had been facing attacks on the border with Yemen from Houthi rebels.