Saudi-led coalition said Friday it intercepted and destroyed a drone in the
Mecca region, spokesman Turki al-Malki said, offering no further details. Since
a July ceasefire breakdown, Saudi forces and the Houthi movement have traded
strikes; Houthi attacks have hit Saudi airports, energy infrastructure and
military sites, with strikes in October killing at least 20. The coalition also
said it intercepted a missile fired toward the Medina area on Thursday; the
Houthi movement denied targeting Mecca or Medina and called the Medina claim a
"brazen and serious lie."
