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Five killed as Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis trade attacks

Name: Five killed as Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis trade attacks
Start: 2026-09-17T17:00:19Z
Location: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia · Middle East region

detected 2026-09-17T17:00:19Z updated 2026-09-17T17:00:19Z

Houthi leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi says Saudi claims that the group targeted Mecca are a 'heinous lie'.

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Original source: RSS · Al Jazeera View original report ↗

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