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Coalition intercepts drone over Saudi Eastern Province at dawn Saturday
The coalition said it intercepted a drone over Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province at dawn on Saturday. In Istanbul, the Saudi and Pakistani foreign ministers condemned Houthi attacks. In Taiz, a rights group documented civilian casualties it blamed on Houthi shelling.
Summary
- ConfirmedCoalition: a drone was intercepted and destroyed over the Eastern Province at dawn Saturday; no details on damage.
- ConfirmedFaisal bin Farhan and Ishaq Dar condemn Houthi attacks and discuss freedom of navigation in Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab.
- AttributedTaiz Rights Center: 2 civilians killed and 16 wounded by Houthi shelling and sniper fire on October 21 and 22.
- UnverifiedHeadlines on a repelled Houthi attack in al-Maqatirah and an elderly woman killed in Sanaa, with no readable text or confirmed timing.
- AttributedSky News Arabia: the Houthis renew warnings to airlines about Saudi airspace and airports.
civilian casualties in Taiz over two days per the Taiz Rights Center: 2 killed, 16 wounded
Khabar Agency 00:38Zdrone the coalition says it intercepted over the Eastern Province at dawn Saturday
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- UnverifiedTaiz
Aden Observer: Tur al-Baha axis repels Houthi attack in al-Maqatirah
Aden Observer reported that the Tur al-Baha military axis broke a Houthi attack in the Hayjat al-Abd sector of al-Maqatirah and inflicted losses. The article text could not be read; the page showed only the headline. There are no details on losses and no Houthi account.
Source: adenobserver.com - UnverifiedSanaa
Al-Marsad: elderly Hashid woman killed after refusing to hand sheep to Houthi supervisor
Saudi newspaper Al-Marsad said a video showed an elderly woman from the Hashid tribe killed in Sanaa after refusing to hand 50 sheep to a Houthi supervisor. The paper did not give a date for the incident. We found no independent confirmation or Houthi response.
Source: al-marsd.com - AttributedTaiz
Taiz Rights Center: 2 civilians killed, 16 wounded in two days
The Taiz Rights Center said Houthi attacks in Taiz killed two civilians, including a seven-year-old girl, and wounded 16 others, among them 9 children and 5 women, on October 21 and 22. It blamed artillery, missile strikes and sniper fire in Kahlan and elsewhere. The Houthis did not comment.
Source: Khabar Agency - ConfirmedEastern Province
Coalition intercepts and destroys drone over the Eastern Province
The coalition's joint forces command said it intercepted and destroyed a drone over Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province at dawn on Saturday. The statement did not name the target or the launch site. No casualties or damage were reported.
Source: sabq.org - ConfirmedIstanbul
Saudi and Pakistani foreign ministers condemn Houthi attacks
Prince Faisal bin Farhan met Pakistani counterpart Mohammad Ishaq Dar on the sidelines of the Quadrilateral Group meeting in Istanbul on Friday. Both condemned Houthi attacks and attempts to target civilian areas in the kingdom. They discussed de-escalation and safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab.
Source: Asharq Al-Awsat English - AttributedSaudi Arabia
Houthis renew warning to airlines over Saudi airspace
Sky News Arabia reported that the Houthis renewed warnings to airlines and travellers against using Saudi airports and airspace. The channel said the move raises fears of a wider confrontation. The available material does not show when the new warning was issued or its exact wording.
Source: skynewsarabia.com