Houthis claim downing of Saudi F-15 over Yemen with homegrown missile

The Yemen-based Houthi movement says it shot down a Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 over Marib with a locally produced surface-to-air missile and that air defenses then targeted additional Saudi and allied jets; Saudi authorities have not commented on the claim, which remains unverified by independent sources. The report appears in a broader context of heightened tensions after a Mecca drone incident, which the Houthis deny targeting at holy sites; past Houthi shootdown claims have sometimes matched real losses, but confirmation is lacking.