Key facts
- Saudi-led coalition intercepted and destroyed a drone over the Mecca region on Friday.
- Houthis denied launching any attack toward Saudi Arabia on Friday.
- Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree called the coalition's account false.
- Houthi operations target Saudi oil facilities and military bases.
- Shrapnel from Houthi missiles injured one person in Riyadh on Thursday.
Yemen's Houthi group denied launching a drone attack toward Saudi Arabia on Friday, after the Saudi-led coalition announced it had intercepted and destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle over the Mecca region. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree called the coalition's account false, stating the group's operations target Saudi oil facilities and military bases. The Iran-aligned Houthis have conducted cross-border attacks against Saudi Arabia, targeting military installations, airports, and energy infrastructure. The group has previously denied targeting Mecca and Medina, Islam's two holiest cities, in response to earlier accusations by the Saudi-led coalition. On Thursday, shrapnel from two ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis injured one person and damaged a vehicle and a house in Riyadh, according to Saudi Arabia's Civil Defense Directorate.