### [2026-10-14](/feed/2026/10/14/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# The Houthis claim to have shot down a Royal Saudi Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft over Saada Governorate, Yemen. Saudi authorities did not comment on the claim. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via AA](https://aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/yemen-s-houthis-claim-missile-hit-saudi-fighter-jet-over-northern-yemen/4089142)

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