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  "title": "Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia wounds 11 civilians as kingdom warns of wider threat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/houthi-attack-on-saudi-arabia-wounds-11-civilians-as-kingdom-warns-of-246681",
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  "summary": "A Saudi spokesman accused the Iran-aligned Houthis of indiscriminately shelling civilian areas in violation of international humanitarian law.",
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