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Yemen's Houthis deny launching drones towards Saudi Arabia's Medina

Al-Monitor21 October 2026, 10:46 UTCSaudi Arabia

Oct 21 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis said that they had neither launched drones towards the Saudi holy city of Medina on Wednesday nor conducted military operations towards Saudi Arabia, refuting earlier comments from the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.The comments by the Iran-aligned group's military spokesperson Yahya Saree follow the coalition saying that it had intercepted drones over Medina and the Eastern region.

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