# Houthis claim to shoot down Saudi fighter jet over Yemen

https://mins.news/en/video/61715

- BBC News, 2026-09-16 21:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5gLjtF3ySw

> The Iran-backed Houthis claim they downed a Saudi fighter jet over Yemen as fighting with Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces intensifies. Saudi officials also accuse the group of sending a drone toward the Islamic holy city of Mecca.

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