The spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) denied the Saudi claims that two drones were intercepted over Makkah and another over Madinah, calling them "lies and propaganda". The spokesman accused Riyadh of "presence" following failures on the battlefield, stressing that Yemeni operations "limit only Saudi oil facilities and military bases." He called on Saudi Arabia to "grasp its defeat on the battlefield without hiding behind Islamic holy sites."

The spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) denied the Saudi claims that two drones were intercepted over Makkah and another over Madinah, calling them "lies and propaganda". The spokesman accused Riyadh of "presence" following failures on the battlefield, stressing that Yemeni operations "limit only Saudi oil facilities and military bases." He called on Saudi Arabia to "grasp its defeat on the battlefield without hiding behind Islamic holy sites."