Hazem al-Assad, a member of the Houthis' political bureau.
Houthi official allegedly denies Saudi report of drone attack targeting Makkah
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- Political bureau member Hazem al-Assad alleged that the report as a repeated falsehood.
- The denial directly answers the Saudi-led coalition's announcement of a drone interception over the city.
A Houthi official on Wednesday allegedly rejected reports released by the Saudi-led coalition stating that it had intercepted and destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle launched by the Houthi group toward Makkah.
Hazem al-Assad, a member of the Houthis' political bureau, allegedly dismissed the coalition's accounting of the incident in a public statement posted on X.
"The claims about targeting Mecca are a worn-out lie that has been used before and no longer fools anyone," al-Assad wrote.
مزاعم استهداف مكة المكرمة كذبةٌ ممجوجة استُهلكت سابقًا.
— حزام الأسد (@hezamalasad) September 15, 2026
اللي بعده يا أرامل جيفري إبستين!
قاتلوا قتال الرجال، إن كنتم رجالًا. https://t.co/gMJugqwPsO
The alleged denial follows an announcement by the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen detailing the interception of a hostile drone in the airspace south of Makkah.
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