Saudi coalition says Houthi drone destroyed near Mecca
Saudi air defenses destroyed the drone before it entered restricted airspace, as Houthi attacks on Saudi targets intensified and officials warned of further retaliation.
- Saudi Arabia said it intercepted and destroyed a drone Tuesday before it entered airspace over Mecca, Islam's holiest city about 1,100 kilometers from Yemen's border.
- In a lightning offensive last week, the Houthis seized Yemen's entire Red Sea coast and the Bab el-Mandeb strait, displacing 82,000 people since September.
- Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree denied firing drones toward Mecca, claiming "our operations target oil facilities and military bases," while accusing Saudi Arabia of launching 450 strikes.
- Vice President J.D. Vance said Monday Washington maintained "constant contact" with Saudis and held "direct conversations with the Houthis themselves," calling efforts "a very fluid and dynamic thing."
- Qatar warned Tuesday that closure of the Bab el-Mandeb would be "catastrophic for the entire world," as the strait remains vital to Saudi crude exports and European cargo routes.
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On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia's military coalition accused Yemen's Houthis of having carried out a drone attack on the Holy City of Mecca, which these pro-Iranian fighters denied.
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Saudi Arabia accused Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels of trying to attack Islam's holiest city overnight, prompting condemnation from countries in the region but no sign of military support. The kingdom, a key US ally, declared Mecca a "red line" as it slided deeper into the new front of the Iran...
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CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia accused Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels overnight of trying to attack Islam’s holiest city, prompting condemnation from countries in the region but no sign of military support. The kingdom, a key U.S. ally, declared Mecca a “red line” as it slid deeper into the new front of the Iran war. With...
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Saudi Arabia calls attempted attack on Mecca a ‘red line’ as Iran-backed Houthis deny they did it
Muslim nations are condemning an attempted drone attack on Mecca as Saudi Arabia says that Islam's holiest city is a “red line” for the kingdom. The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen have been attacking Saudi Arabia and its shipping but deny targeting Mecca. Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, needs a safe outlet for its crude as well as military support, but a path to either one remains unclear. Despite a new Saudi defe…
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