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Houthis Deny Firing Drone at Mecca After Saudi Coalition Claims Intercept

Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed a Houthi drone over Mecca; Houthi spokesperson denies any operation against Saudi territory that day.

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What to know

  • Saudi-led coalition claims continued interceptions of Houthi drones, including one over Mecca on October 30 and four targeting southern Saudi Arabia on October 27
  • Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree directly denies the Mecca claim, saying the group targets only oil facilities and military installations and has repeatedly denied targeting Islam's holiest cities
  • The dispute follows a October 10 Houthi missile strike on Riyadh's King Khalid Airport that killed 13 and injured more than 300, underscoring the stakes of the ongoing cross-border attacks
  • Accounts of individual incidents remain contested, with no independent verification of either the coalition's interception claims or the Houthi denials

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Houthis Deny Firing Drone at Mecca After Saudi Coalition Claims Intercept
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Peak 14 pieces in 4h at Oct 30, 4 AM; 49 pieces over 18 days (44 articles · 5 posts) Oct 25, 8 AM — 1 piece · 1 article — Google News 1Oct 25, 12 PM — quietOct 25, 4 PM — quietOct 25, 8 PM — quietOct 26, 12 AM — quietOct 26, 4 AM — quietOct 26, 8 AM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Oct 26, 12 PM — quietOct 26, 4 PM — quietOct 26, 8 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Oct 27, 12 AM — quietOct 27, 4 AM — quietOct 27, 8 AM — quietOct 27, 12 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Google News 1Oct 27, 4 PM — quietOct 27, 8 PM — quietOct 28, 12 AM — quietOct 28, 4 AM — quietOct 28, 8 AM — quietOct 28, 12 PM — quietOct 28, 4 PM — quietOct 28, 8 PM — quietOct 29, 12 AM — quietOct 29, 4 AM — quietOct 29, 8 AM — quietOct 29, 12 PM — quietOct 29, 4 PM — quietOct 29, 8 PM — 9 pieces · 9 articles — Google News 8, Newswires 1Oct 30, 12 AM — 5 pieces · 5 articles — Newswires 5Oct 30, 4 AM — 14 pieces · 10 articles · 4 posts — Google News 6, Newswires 4, Mastodon 4Oct 30, 8 AM — quietOct 30, 12 PM — 9 pieces · 9 articles — Newswires 9Oct 30, 4 PM — 2 pieces · 2 articles — Newswires 2Oct 30, 8 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Oct 31, 12 AM — 4 pieces · 3 articles · 1 post — Newswires 3, Mastodon 1Oct 31, 4 AM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Oct 31, 8 AM — quietOct 31, 12 PM — quietOct 31, 4 PM — quietOct 31, 8 PM — quietNov 1, 12 AM — quietNov 1, 3 AM — quietNov 1, 7 AM — quietNov 1, 11 AM — quietNov 1, 3 PM — quietNov 1, 7 PM — quietNov 1, 11 PM — quietNov 2, 3 AM — quietNov 2, 7 AM — quietNov 2, 11 AM — quietNov 2, 3 PM — quietNov 2, 7 PM — quietNov 2, 11 PM — quietNov 3, 3 AM — quietNov 3, 7 AM — quietNov 3, 11 AM — quietNov 3, 3 PM — quietNov 3, 7 PM — quietNov 3, 11 PM — quietNov 4, 3 AM — quietNov 4, 7 AM — quietNov 4, 11 AM — quietNov 4, 3 PM — quietNov 4, 7 PM — quietNov 4, 11 PM — quietNov 5, 3 AM — quietNov 5, 7 AM — quietNov 5, 11 AM — quietNov 5, 3 PM — quietNov 5, 7 PM — quietNov 5, 11 PM — quietNov 6, 3 AM — quietNov 6, 7 AM — quietNov 6, 11 AM — quietNov 6, 3 PM — quietNov 6, 7 PM — quietNov 6, 11 PM — quietNov 7, 3 AM — quietNov 7, 7 AM — quietNov 7, 11 AM — quietNov 7, 3 PM — quietNov 7, 7 PM — quietNov 7, 11 PM — quietNov 8, 3 AM — quietNov 8, 7 AM — quietNov 8, 11 AM — quietNov 8, 3 PM — quietNov 8, 7 PM — quietNov 8, 11 PM — quietNov 9, 3 AM — quietNov 9, 7 AM — quietNov 9, 11 AM — quietNov 9, 3 PM — quietNov 9, 7 PM — quietNov 9, 11 PM — quietYesterday, 3 AM — quietYesterday, 7 AM — quietYesterday, 11 AM — quietYesterday, 3 PM — quietYesterday, 7 PM — quietYesterday, 11 PM — quietToday, 3 AM — quietToday, 7 AM — quietToday, 11 AM — quietToday, 3 PM — quietToday, 7 PM — quiet 12–3
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    Houthi spokesperson denies carrying out any Mecca strike

    Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree rejected the coalition's claim, saying the group conducted no operation against Saudi territory that day and that its attacks target oil facilities and military bases rather than the holy cities.

    “has not carried out any operation today targeting Saudi territory…”
    — Yahya Saree
    1. 10 outlets Houthis deny Saudi-led coalition claims of firing drone towards Mecca

      first by Middle East Eye, 12d ago · also Fana News -, NDTV, CGTN, The Jerusalem Post, Arab News, Anadolu Agency +3

      18 more headlines

    • Houthis deny targeting Mecca, dismiss Saudi coalition claims

      geneva_convenience@lemmy.mlMastodon11d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
  2. 2

    Coalition says it destroys Houthi drone over Mecca

    The Saudi-led coalition announced on social media that it intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the Houthis in the Makkah region.

    “A drone launched by the terrorist Houthi militia has been intercepted and destroyed in the Makkah region.”
    — Saudi-led coalition

    1. 3 outlets first by The Times of Israel, 13d ago · also Middle East Eye, Arab News · read ↗

  3. 2 days quiet
  4. 1

    Coalition says it downs four Houthi drones over southern Saudi Arabia

    The Saudi-led coalition said its air defences intercepted and destroyed four drones launched by the Houthis towards Saudi Arabia's southern region.

    1. 7 outlets Saudi Arabia says Houthis-launched drone destroyed near Mecca, group denies

      first by SCMP, 12d ago · also Al Jazeera, Daily Maverick, Al-Monitor, Straits Times, Reuters, ThePrint

      2 more headlines

    2. 2 outlets first by Middle East Eye, 16d ago · also The Jerusalem Post · read ↗

    1 more claim →
  5. background

    Houthi missile strike on Riyadh airport kills 13 — A Houthi missile strike on King Khalid Airport in Riyadh killed 13 travelers and injured more than 300, part of a weeks-long campaign against Saudi infrastructure.