{
  "id": 16358949,
  "title": "Houthis deny report that they attacked Mecca and Medina",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/houthis-deny-report-that-they-attacked-mecca-and-medina",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T18:44:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/houthis-deny-report-they-attacked-mecca-and-medina"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Houthis deny report that they attacked Mecca and Medina Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis denied on Saturday Saudi Arabia's report that they attacked the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, after Riyadh said it had intercepted Houthi missiles headed towards the two cities. The group said its operations target Saudi oil facilities and military bases, and that it announces such attacks when they occur.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia intercepts two Houthi missiles targeting Mecca, Medina",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/saudi-arabia-intercepts-two-houthi-missiles-targeting-mecca-medina",
        "published": "2026-10-24T17:23:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Saudi Says Shrapnel Fell In Mecca, Medina After Houthi Attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/saudi-says-shrapnel-fell-in-mecca-medina-after-houthi-attack",
        "published": "2026-10-24T18:07:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}