Saudi Arabia announced that fragments of two ballistic missiles fell in the Mecca area after they were intercepted and destroyed by air defenses, according to official Saudi television.
The fragments fell on the village of Saboha, about 35 kilometers northeast of the Great Mosque, and on Wadi al-Majmis, about 21 kilometers east of it, with no reports of casualties or damage.
The Saudi Civil Defense blamed the Houthi group for carrying out the attack, deeming the targeting of civilian objects a "blatant violation of international humanitarian law," while the group has yet to issue a response to the incident.
The Houthi group has repeatedly denied Saudi accusations of targeting Mecca and Medina, stressing that its operations are aimed at military and strategic sites in other parts of the kingdom.
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