Houthis deny targeting Medina and announce hitting a Saudi warplane

The Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) denied targeting Medina, calling the Saudi-led coalition's announcement of intercepting a cruise missile in the area a "great slander." Separately, the movement's spokesman, Yahya Saree, announced targeting a Saudi Typhoon warplane with a surface-to-air missile over Saada governorate, claiming a direct hit.

The Houthis denied on Thursday targeting Medina, hours after the Saudi-led military coalition announced intercepting a cruise missile in the area. The movement's spokesman, Yahya Saree, described the Saudi announcement as a "great and big slander," asserting that the movement's forces did not carry out any operation towards Saudi territory today. In a separate development, Saree announced that the movement's forces targeted a Saudi Typhoon warplane with a surface-to-air missile while it was flying over Saada governorate in northern Yemen, noting that it had taken off from Taif airbase. Saree claimed that the plane was directly hit and was at risk of falling. The article conveys two conflicting narratives without analysis or additional context.