India, Oct. 24 -- Saudi Arabia's Civil Defence said on Saturday it intercepted two ballistic missiles launched by Yemen's Houthis toward the Mecca and Medina regions. Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis, however, denied targeting the holy cities, terming Saudi's allegation as "great and huge lie."

According to Saudi Civil Defence, the debris fell in several locations, including Jeddah, Taif and Rabigh. Some shrapnel also landed in Wadi Mughamas, outside Mecca. "Civil defence in the Mecca and Medina regions began to respond to the falling debris from the interception of two ballistic missiles launched by the terrorist Houthi militia," it said in a post on X.

Later, the Iran-backed rebel group's military spokesman, Yahya Saree, refuted reports of...