Houthis deny targeting holy city of Medina after Saudi Arabia says it intercepted missile

Home Middle East Yemen's Houthis denied carrying out an attack on Saudi Arabia on Thursday, shortly after Riyadh said it had intercepted a missile targeting the region around the holy city of Medina. Issued on: 15/10/2026 - 12:24 1 min Reading time This file photo shows Muslim worshippers arriving for noon prayer at the Prophet Mohammed's mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Medina on May 31, 2020. © Majed Al-Charfi, AFP Yemen's Houthis said they did not carry out any attack on the Medina region Thursday, shortly after Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted a missile targeting the area of the holy city. Read moreHouthis threaten escalation after strike on Saudi oil giant Aramco "The Yemeni armed forces confirm that they have not carried out any operation today targeting Saudi territory, and that the Saudi enemy's claims of an attack on Medina are a shameless and brazen lie," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree wrote on X. To display this content from X (Twitter), you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. (FRANCE 24 with AFP) Keywords for this article