Yemeni armed forces have shot down a Saudi armed reconnaissance UAV over the western coastal city of Mokha.

Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense has stated that air raid sirens sounded in the Najran region near the border with Yemen, as multiple explosions were also heard.

A senior member of the Ansarullah resistance movement says Yemeni Armed Forces are involved in a ‘decisive battle’ against Saudi Arabia.

The Ansarullah chief says Saudi Arabia allows Israeli aircraft to use its bases for reconnaissance missions against Yemen.

High-ranking Yemeni military commanders have warned Saudi Arabia that the country’s armed forces will destroy the kingdom’s economy and will strike anywhere Saudi officials might be taking shelter.

Yemeni scholars have rejected as a “pure fabrication” Riyadh’s claim that Yemeni forces targeted the holy city of Mecca.

Chairman of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat has pledged to escalate the campaign to break the Saudi blockade.