Saudi-led coalition says power station attacked in Medina, blames Houthis

At the same time in Yemen, the Saudi-backed government army says it is inflicting heavy losses on the Houthis in Taiz.The Saudi-led alliance fighting Yemen’s Houthis has accused the Iran-aligned group of attacking an electricity facility in the Muslim holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia this week, a claim the Houthis deny.Meanwhile in Yemen on Thursday, Saudi-backed government forces said they were repelling a large-scale Houthi attack in the Taiz governorate and inflicting heavy losses on its fighters.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Hormuz and Yemen: Iran offers de-escalation at a price others will paylist 2 of 3Iran downplays possible role in Houthis’ recent Yemen victorieslist 3 of 3Are Houthis using new modified cruise missiles in Yemen’s war?end of listThe Saudi-led coalition said that a power distribution station in Medina, which supplies electricity to the Masjid an-Nabawi (the Prophet’s Mosque), was attacked on Tuesday, putting one transformer out of service but without affecting ⁠the electricity network.It said an investigation and examination of drone wreckage confirmed Houthi involvement in planning and carrying out the attack.A Houthi military source, quot...