Yemen's Houthis deny launching drone after coalition reports interception in Mecca region


FILE PHOTO: Houthi activists stand on a platform against a banner depicting Houthi missiles, at an anti-Saudi rally amid an escalation with the kingdom, in Sanaa, Yemen, July 31, 2026. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo

Oct 30 (Reuters) - ⁠Yemen's Houthis denied launching any ⁠attack towards Saudi Arabia on ‌Friday, after the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed a drone ​launched by the ⁠group over the ⁠Mecca region.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree ⁠dismissed ‌the coalition's account as false in a post ⁠on X, saying the group ​had not ‌carried out any operation towards ⁠Saudi ​territory. He said its operations target Saudi oil facilities and military ⁠bases.

The Iran-aligned Houthis have ​launched a series of cross-border attacks against Saudi Arabia targeting military ⁠installations, airports and energy infrastructure.

The group has repeatedly denied targeting Mecca and Medina, Islam's two holiest ​cities, rejecting previous ⁠Saudi-led coalition accusations that it ​had launched drones ‌towards the cities.

(Reporting by ​Hatem Maher and Tala Ramadan; Editing by Neil Fullick)

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