# Houthis claim Saudi F-15 downed as Yemen fighting escalates

https://mins.news/en/item/62911

- France 24, 2026-09-17 14:53 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.france24.com/en/houthis-claim-saudi-f-15-kill-as-yemen-fighting-escalates

> Yemen’s Houthi rebels released footage they say shows the wreckage of a Saudi F-15 fighter jet. If confirmed, it would be their first fighter-jet shootdown. The claim comes as fighting intensifies, with the Houthis expanding control around the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait and the UN urging both sides back to negotiations.

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