The Saudi Civil Defence on Tuesday issued alerts in several cities of the country’s western coast, including the holy city of Mecca and in the Jeddah and Taif governorates but were quickly lifted, according to the Saudi civil defence. The aerial threat alert has been issued in Mecca for the first time in history.
The Houthis have been engaged in fighting with Saudi-backed government forces since Yemen’s civil war reignited in July, when the group declared a maritime blockade on Riyadh and began targeting its ships in the Red Sea.
On Monday, a Houthi strike in Western Yemen killed eight government soldiers according to two military sources. For your safety, continue following #CivilDefense instructions and avoid gathering and filming. Fighting between the Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces flared up again in July, following the group’s declaration of a naval blockade against Riyadh and subsequent attacks on its shipping vessels in the Red Sea.
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The air traffic bound for Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) in Medina was also halted, according to a report by Israeli newspaper Hayom. The Directorate of Saudi Civil Defence in a post on X said, “Alert: The danger has passed in Mecca City. The group also claimed a new large-scale attack using “dozens of ballistic missiles and drones” against King Khalid airbase in Khamis Mushait, in southern Saudi Arabia. Hazem al-Assad from the Houthis’ politburo said the “Yemeni response will continue and escalate as long as they (Saudi Arabia) persist in their aggression against our people”. Foreign ministry official Ibrahim Al Hashmi said shutting the strait would be “catastrophic for the entire world”.
The report stated that earlier, the Saudi-backed internationally recognised Yemeni government and Saudi forces struck targets near the city of Taiz.
