Saudi civil defence said its air-defence forces intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles that Yemen’s Houthis had launched, and that debris fell at several locations in the Mecca region. Ukrainska Pravda reported the account on 12 November.
Citing Saudi civil defence, the publication said debris also fell in the village of Sabuhah. The agency described attacks on civilian objects as a grave breach of international humanitarian law.
Debris falling in the Mecca region makes the episode especially sensitive in the Saudi-Houthi conflict. But the supplied report does not identify the missiles’ intended target, their launch or interception locations, missile type, injuries, or property damage. The debris fall does not establish that the Mecca region was the intended target.
The Houthis have previously denied Saudi accusations of attacks on Mecca and Medina, saying their operations target military and strategic sites elsewhere in Saudi Arabia. They had not commented on this incident when the report was published.
The available report is limited to Saudi civil defence’s account of two launches, their interception and destruction, and debris falling in the Mecca region. It provides no account of the operation’s intended target or consequences.
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- Українська правда · Source date: 2026-11-12
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