Saudi coalition says Houthi drone destroyed near Mecca
Saudi air defenses destroyed the drone before it entered prohibited airspace, and the coalition called the attack a red line after 13 civilians were wounded in earlier assaults.
- On Tuesday, Saudi-led coalition air defenses intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city.
- Recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including Monday's air base strike, preceded the drone interception as part of a campaign the group described as retaliation for Yemen air strikes.
- Coalition spokesperson Turki al-Malki called the security of Islam's two holiest sites a "red line," identifying this as the second Houthi attempt to target Mecca. A Houthi military source denied the group posed any threat to holy sites.
- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo, where both leaders confirmed their "shared commitment to ensuring freedom and security of maritime navigation" in the Red Sea.
- Houthi control of Yemen's Red Sea coast threatens Saudi oil exports and global energy markets, risking shipping passage through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a critical maritime choke point.
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Saudi Arabia says it shot down a Huthi drone near Mecca, Islam’s holiest city
Saudi Arabia said it shot down a Huthi drone on the outskirts of Islam’s holiest city Mecca on Tuesday –– prompting swift regional condemnation of the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel group. It’s the first time that the Huthis have targeted Mecca in almost a decade, since a ballistic missile attack was intercepted in 2017, according to …
The military coalition led by Saudi Arabia has assured this Wednesday that it has destroyed a drone launched into the holy city of Mecca by the Houthi rebels of Yemen, a group supported by Iran that denied an attack. On Tuesday, Saudi air defense destroyed “a hostile drone launched by the Houthi terrorist militia before it entered the restricted airspace of the holy capital” of Islam, writing the alliance in a statement, noting that the intercep…
Saudi Arabia says Houthi drone intercepted near Mecca; Houthis deny targeting holy city
Saudi Arabia has warned Yemen’s Houthi group against attacks near the holy city of Mecca after its air defences intercepted and destroyed a drone south of the city on Tuesday. The Saudi-led military coalition said the drone was brought down before it could enter prohibited airspace over Mecca. Coalition spokesperson Turki al-Malki said the security of Islam’s two holiest sites and pilgrims was a “red line”, warning that necessary deterrent measu…
Saudi-Arab air defense has intercepted a drone of the Yemeni Houthi militia south of the city of Mecca, which is sacred to Muslims, according to military statements. Saudi military is talking about a "indecisive deed." The Houthis, however, are contesting the attack.
For the first time in years, the Yemeni Huthi militia apparently directed a drone towards the pilgrimage city of Mecca, which the Saudi Arabian military was able to intercept.
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