The Houthis deny targeting the Islamic holy city after the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen accuses them of a "disgraceful act". Saudi Arabia’s military says it intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca, stopping it before it could breach the holy city’s restricted airspace as conflict widens across the Middle East. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The Houthis deny targeting the Islamic holy city after the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen accuses them of a "disgraceful act".S1

• Saudi Arabia’s military says it intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca, stopping it before it could breach the holy city’s restricted airspace as conflict widens across the Middle East. A spokesperson for the Saudi-led military coalition fight...S2

• Internewscast Internewscast Saudi air defenses shot down a Houthi drone south of Mecca before… This Post: Saudi Arabia Downs Houthi Drone Near Mecca first appeared on InternewscastS3

• Saudi Arabia said it shot down a Huthi drone on the outskirts of Islam’s holiest city Mecca on Tuesday –– prompting swift regional condemnation of the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel group. It’s the first time that the Huthis have targeted Mecca in almost a decade, s...S4