Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense issued an emergency alert for a potential hostile aerial attack on Mecca, the first such warning ever given in the Islamic holy city. Parallel alerts were sent for Jeddah and Taif.
Residents were told to move indoors to safe places and stay away from windows and doors until the threat had passed.
He alleged that the attacks hit schools, bridges, roads, and other civilian infrastructure.
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned what it called the Houthis’ “heinous attacks” targeting Mecca and the Medina region. It said the strikes endangered civilians, violated the sanctity of holy sites and mosques, and provoked Muslims worldwide. Saudi-led coalition forces said that their air defences intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca, stopping it from entering the restricted airspace over the holy city. The strikes targeted the southwestern province of Taiz, northern Al-Jawf, central Al-Bayda, and the northern provinces of Saada and Amran, according to Sarea.
Our operations target its oil facilities and military bases, which are far removed from the sacred sites. Yemen’s conflict erupted in late 2014 when the Houthis seized Sanaa and much of northern Yemen, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene in March 2015 in support of the internationally recognised government. ” Earlier reporting noted: On September 12, a projectile launched by Yemen’s Houthis landed in the Jazan region, injuring two people and damaging a mosque, several buildings and vehicles, according to Saudi Civil Defence. Earlier reporting noted: On September 11, Saudi Arabia shut its 1,200-kilometre East-West oil pipeline after it was targeted in a drone attack launched from Iraq.
Earlier reporting noted: Hizam al-Asad said in a post on X, “The fabrications and lies promoted by the criminal Al Saud regime regarding the targeting of the Honorable Mecca cannot deceive anyone, for it is they who desecrate it with debauchery and licentiousness and by importing prostitutes, and there is no threat from Yemen to the sanctities. No group claimed responsibility, while US President Donald Trump blamed Tehran, with Iranian proxies known to operate in Iraq, according to CNN.
