Missile Debris Falls in Mecca-Medina, Houthis Deny Attack Claim

From the report

Debris and splinters from a ballistic missile, reportedly fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and subsequently intercepted, have fallen in the Mecca and Medina regions, according to Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense authority. In a statement on Saturday, the agency said that fragments from two ballistic missiles, destroyed mid-air, scattered across multiple areas.

Saudi Civil Defense stated in a post on their social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that debris from missiles launched by the ‘terrorist Houthi militia’ landed in Wadi Mughamas outside Mecca, the Al-Nuzha area of Jeddah, Wadi Jalil in Taif, and a secluded location in Rabigh.

However, the Houthis have completely denied the accusation of attacking these two holiest cities of Islam. Yahya Saree, the group’s military spokesperson, dismissed the claim, stating, “The propaganda by the Saudi enemy that our forces attacked holy places like Mecca and Medina is an extreme and grand falsehood.”