The Houthi military says it downs a Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 fighter jet in Yemen’s Marib province. A Houthi spokesman, Yahya Saree, states the group struck the aircraft during operations over or near the province.
Both outlets report the claim that the jet was targeted while Saudi forces were operating in the area. NDTV adds that the Houthis say the aircraft was carrying out “hostile operations” in support of Saudi military mobilisations in Marib airspace. The Jerusalem Post also notes that the Houthi spokesman rejects accusations that the group targets Islam’s holiest city, framing the incident within a broader dispute over the group’s stated motives and the allegations against them.
No source included independent confirmation of the aircraft’s loss, its exact location at the time, or official comment from Saudi Arabia or Yemen authorities in the provided excerpts, so the reports reflect the Houthi account.
