Saudi coalition intercepts Houthi drone in Makkah region
The Saudi-led coalition intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by Yemen’s Houthis in the Makkah region, the coalition said in a statement on Friday.
The reported incident is the latest in a series of cross-border attacks by the Houthis on Saudi Arabia, involving drones and missiles targeting military installations, airports and energy infrastructure.
There was no immediate comment from the Houthis.
Egypt and Saudi foreign ministers discussed containing regional crisis.
The group has repeatedly denied targeting Makkah and Medina, Islam’s two holiest cities, rejecting previous Saudi-led coalition accusations that it had launched drones towards the cities.