In first, Saudi Arabia activates Mecca warning system amid Houthi threat - Al-Monitor
📍 The outcome
Saudi Arabia activated a warning system in Mecca as Houthi missile and drone attacks injured 13 people in three Saudi cities and the Houthis claimed attacks on Aramco facilities and a military airbase. Pakistan pledged to stand by Saudi Arabia diplomatically if the Yemen conflict escalated, while the Houthis reported that Saudi forces carried out 40 airstrikes in Yemen over 24 hours.
Coverage of the episode then quieted without a definitive conclusion.
Epilogue added 36d ago, after coverage quieted.
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