Source: CNN
“Saudi Arabia said it shot down a Houthi drone on the outskirts of Islam’s holiest city Mecca on Tuesday –– prompting swift regional condemnation of the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel group. It’s the first time that the Houthis have targeted Mecca in almost a decade, since a ballistic missile attack was intercepted in 2017, according to Turki al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Saudi-led Coalition Forces. The Houthis quickly denied threatening Mecca, with military spokesman Yahya Saree saying early Wednesday that its targets were Saudi oil facilities and military bases ‘far removed from the holy places.'” (09/16/26)
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/middleeast/saudi-arabia-houthis-mecca-attack-intl-hnk