Saudi cabinet statement Alleged Mecca targeting

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Al Arabiya reports King Salman chairing a cabinet meeting in Jeddah, thanking military and security services for protecting holy sites and pilgrims, and condemning what he described as a renewed Houthi attempt to target Mecca. The bulletin repeats the Saudi characterization of the alleged attack without independently establishing its date or circumstances.

The Saudi account aired by Al Arabiya alleges that the Houthis again attempted to target Mecca. King Salman praises military and security personnel for responding to attacks on holy places and pilgrims and condemns the alleged attempt at a Jeddah cabinet meeting. The brief supplies no precise attack date, weapon, damage or independently verified interception details, and no Houthi response. The date of the cabinet statement is not assigned to the underlying alleged attack. Kan repeats the Saudi account that Mecca has come under attack and juxtaposes it with Saudi Arabia's recent defense pact with Turkey and Pakistan. The feature does not give a date, weapon, damage assessment or Houthi response to the specific Mecca allegation.