Middle East live: Saudi Arabia accuses Houthi rebels of launching a drone strike on Mecca
Saudi Arabia's air defences claim to have intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca on Tuesday, which the Iran-aligned rebels denied. Meanwhile, several explosions were heard on the island of Qeshm, near the Strait of Hormuz.
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