Saudi air defences have failed to provide adequate protection against the expanding Houthi drone campaign

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Saudi-led coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Malki confirmed the interception of a Houthi drone over the Mecca region

Saudi Arabia is justified in conducting cross-border strikes against Houthi military targets

Houthi drone attacks on Saudi cities constitute unlawful indiscriminate attacks against civilians

The Houthi-Saudi exchange of strikes is transforming Yemen's civil war into a wider regional conflict

Saudi Arabia declared Mecca a "red line" and warned that the Saudi-led coalition would take necessary deterrent measures against the Houthis.

Saudi Arabia accused Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels of launching a drone toward Mecca on the evening of September 15, 2026.

The Houthi rebel group denied targeting Mecca, calling the allegations false and stating that their operations target oil facilities and military bases.

The United States should launch direct military action to assist Saudi Arabia