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Fighting intensifies in Yemen as Houthis deny targeting Mecca

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Yemen’s Houthi movement has denied Saudi claims that it targeted Mecca, asserting that its recent drones and missile attacks were aimed at a Red Sea pumping station and King Khalid International Airport instead. Concurrently, intense fighting inside Yemen has resulted in over 11,700 casualties, with the Saudi-backed government reporting heavy Houthi losses while Houthis claim successful strikes on coalition command centers in Aden.

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