Saudi says Houthis target Mecca, warns of ‘red line’
The Saudi-led coalition has accused Yemen’s Houthis of targeting Mecca with a drone, a claim the group denies, warning that the holy city is a ‘red line’. Read More: https://punchng.com/saudi-says-houthis-target-mecca-warns-of-red-line/
The Saudi-led coalition has accused Yemen's Houthis of targeting Mecca with a drone, which was intercepted and destroyed south of the city. According to the coalition's spokesman, Turki al-Maliki, this act was a "disgraceful act".
The Houthis, an Iran-backed armed group, deny targeting Mecca, saying their operations target Saudi oil facilities and military bases, and not holy sites. They claim their actions are in retaliation for over 450 Saudi air strikes on their territory.
The Houthis also claim to have shot down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet over Marib province using a locally made air-to-air missile, though Saudi Arabia has not confirmed this. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has condemned any attacks on Mecca and Medina as "unacceptable and intolerable transgressions".
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