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Houthi missile debris falls near Mecca as Houthis hit Aden with ballistic missiles
The escalation reached the Mecca and Medina areas this hour, after two Houthi missiles were intercepted and debris fell at 4 sites. In Aden, Houthi missiles struck coast guard facilities and the airport area, while the Houthis report deaths from Saudi airstrikes on Sanaa.
Summary
- ConfirmedSaudi Civil Defense: debris from two Houthi missiles fell near Mecca and in Jeddah, Taif and Rabigh, with no reported casualties.
- ConfirmedYemen's Interior Ministry: 3 Houthi missiles hit coast guard facilities in Aden; the Houthis claimed the attack.
- AttributedHouthi media: Saudi airstrikes killed 16 in Sanaa, not independently confirmed.
- AttributedGovernment army: a failed Houthi missile killed 3 civilians in Nehm.
- ConfirmedUpdated US travel advisory in the UAE; Air India suspends flights to Saudi cities.
Missiles intercepted heading for Mecca and Medina
Arab News 17:39ZDebris sites: Mecca, Jeddah, Taif and Rabigh
Arab News 17:39ZKilled in Sanaa, according to Houthi media
Hindustan Times 16:59ZDevelopments in this window
- ConfirmedMecca and Medina
Debris from two Houthi missiles falls near Mecca and in Jeddah, Taif and Rabigh
Saudi Civil Defense said two Houthi ballistic missiles fired toward the Mecca and Medina regions were intercepted. Parts fell in Wadi al-Mughammas in Mecca, with debris in Jeddah's al-Nuzha district, Wadi Jalil in Taif and Masturah in Rabigh. No casualties were reported. The coalition said it intercepted 3 missiles aimed at Riyadh, Taif and Yanbu and a drone over the Eastern Province.
- ConfirmedGulf
US warning in the UAE and Air India flight suspensions
The US embassy in the UAE updated its travel advisory to flag a higher risk of Houthi attacks, keeping the level at 3. Air India suspended flights to Riyadh and Dammam until November 7 and to Jeddah until October 31.
Source: Asianet Newsable Hindustan Times - AttributedNehm
Army: failed Houthi missile kills 3, wounds 5 in Nehm
Government military spokesman Majed al-Nuzaili said a ballistic missile the Houthis failed to launch fell on a house in Nehm, east of Sanaa, on Friday evening. He said 3 were killed and 5 wounded, including women and children. The Houthis have not commented.
Source: belqees.net - UnverifiedWashington
Report: Washington weighs air support for Saudi Arabia against the Houthis
Saudi News, citing CBS, reported that the Trump administration is considering supporting the Saudi air force against the Houthis. We did not read the original CBS report, and there is no official US confirmation.
Source: alsaudi.news - ConfirmedAden
Houthi missiles hit coast guard facilities and Aden airport area
Yemen's Interior Ministry said the Houthis struck two coast guard facilities in Aden with three ballistic missiles, and the Transport Ministry said Aden airport was targeted with two missiles for the fourth time. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree claimed the attack, saying it hit al-Nasr camp and the naval base under Saudi officers' supervision. No official casualty toll has been released.
- AttributedSanaa
Houthi media: Saudi airstrikes kill 16 in Sanaa
AFP, citing Houthi media, said Saudi airstrikes killed 16 people in Sanaa. The Houthi-run Saba agency said 4 were killed when a house in the Asr district was hit. The Houthis say their areas faced about 100 airstrikes in 24 hours. The toll has not been independently confirmed.