Houthi official rejects attack on Mecca as 'lie'
Houthi official rejects attack on Mecca as 'lie' A Houthi official denied earlier reports by the Saudi-led coalition, which claimed that the group targeted the kingdom's Mecca. "The claims about targeting Mecca are a worn-out lie that has been used before and no longer fools anyone," Hazem al-Assad wrote on X.
Saudi air defenses repelled a drone attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels near the holy city of Mecca, according to a coalition spokesperson. The Houthi strike came just a day after coalition forces reported 13 civilians were injured by Houthi missile and drone assaults in Khamis Mushait, Abha and Taif. Seven homes and two vehicles sustained damage in the prior attacks.
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