Houthi drone and missile (type not stated) attack on Mecca · 15 September 2026
Political / Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Kingdom condemns and denounces the launch by the terrorist Houthi militia of a hostile drone toward Makkah and considers it a provocation to the feelings of Muslims in all parts of the world
سياسي / وزارة الخارجية: المملكة تدين وتستنكر إطلاق ميليشيا الحوثي الإرهابية طائرة مسيرة معادية باتجاه مكة المكرمة وعدته استفزازًا لمشاعر المسلمين في شتى بقاع العالم (machine translation)
- Date
- 15 September 2026 · 4 Rabi' al-Thani 1448 AH
- Place
- Mecca
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone, Missile (type not stated)
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition: Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a drone that attempted to enter the airspace of the Holy Capital (Makkah)عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف: قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي اعترضت ودمّرت طائرة مسيّرة حاولت دخول المجال الجوي للعاصمة المقدسة (مكة المكرمة) (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 05 Rabi' al-Thani 1448 AH, corresponding to 16 September 2026 AD, SPA: The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" Major General Turki Al-Maliki stated that at (18:50) on the evening of Tuesday, corresponding to (15 September…”
- Political / Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Kingdom condemns and denounces the launch by the terrorist Houthi militia of a hostile drone toward Makkah and considers it a provocation to the feelings of Muslims in all parts of the worldسياسي / وزارة الخارجية: المملكة تدين وتستنكر إطلاق ميليشيا الحوثي الإرهابية طائرة مسيرة معادية باتجاه مكة المكرمة وعدته استفزازًا لمشاعر المسلمين في شتى بقاع العالم (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 05 Rabi' al-Thani 1448 AH, corresponding to 16 September 2026 AD, SPA: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the condemnation and denunciation by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of the launch by the terrorist Houthi militia of a hostile drone toward the city of Mecca on Tuesday, 4 Rabi'…”
- Statement | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's condemnation and denunciation of the launch by the terrorist Houthi militia of a hostile drone toward the city of Makkah a…#بيان | تعرب وزارة الخارجية عن إدانة واستنكار المملكة العربية السعودية لإطلاق ميليشيا الحوثي الإرهابية طائرة مسيرة معادية باتجاه مدينة مكة ا… (machine translation)
“Statement | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the condemnation and denunciation by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of the launch by the terrorist Houthi militia of a hostile drone toward the city of Mecca on Tuesday, 4 Rabi' al-Thani 1448 AH, corresponding to 15 September 2026 AD.…”
- Coalition: - Air Defense Forces intercept and destroy a drone that attempted to enter the airspace of the Holy Capital Makkah - This hostile and terrorist attempt is…التحالف: -قوات الدفاع الجوي تعترض وتدمر طائرة مسيرة حاولت دخول المجال الجوي للعاصمة المقدسة مكة المكرمة -هذه المحاولة العدائية والإرهابية تع… (machine translation)
“Coalition: - Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a drone that tried to enter the airspace of the Holy Capital, Makkah - This hostile and terrorist attempt is the second attempt to target Makkah after its first attempt in 2017, and it cannot…”
- Houthi drone destroyed before entering Makkah’s airspace, Saudi Arabia says
“- The drone was intercepted at 6:50 p.m. Saudi time on Tuesday south of Makkah RIYADH: Saudi air defenses were able to destroy a drone attempting to enter the air space of the holy city of Makkah, in a major escalation…”
- Coalition: - Air Defense Forces intercept and destroy a drone that attempted to enter the airspace of Makkah - This hostile and terrorist attempt is the …التحالف: - قوات الدفاع الجوي تعترض وتدمر طائرة مسيرة حاولت دخول المجال الجوي لـ مكة المكرمة - هذه المحاولة العدائية والإرهابية تعد المحاولة … (machine translation)
“Coalition: - Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a drone that tried to enter the airspace of Makkah - This hostile and terrorist attempt is the second attempt to target Makkah after its first attempt in 2017, and this can only be described as…”
- Political writer Mishaal Al-Ali: The terrorist Houthi militia's attack on Makkah is an attack on all Muslims around the worldالكاتب السياسي مشعل العلي: اعتداء ميليشيا الحوثي الإرهابية على مكة المكرمة هو اعتداء على كل المسلمين حول العالم (machine translation)
“Political writer Mishaal Al-Ali: The terrorist Houthi militia's attack on Makkah is an attack on all Muslims around the world https://t.co/waMR6zoVvr”
- Political writer Abdulrahman Al-Mulhim: The terrorist Houthi militia's attack must place the countries of the Islamic world under responsibility, and this militia and those behind…الكاتب السياسي عبد الرحمن الملحم: اعتداء ميليشيا الحوثي الإرهابية يجب أن يجعل دول العالم الإسلامي تحت طائلة المسؤولية، وهذه الميليشيا ومن خل… (machine translation)
“Political writer Abdulrahman Al-Mulhim: The terrorist Houthi militia's attack must hold the countries of the Islamic world accountable, and this militia and Iran behind it did not respect the sanctity of Muslims by attacking Makkah…”
- Saudi air defenses intercept Houthi drone south of Mecca: Coalition
- Yemen: We condemn the attempt by the terrorist Houthi militias to target Makkahاليمن: ندين محاولة استهداف ميليشيات الحوثي الإرهابية لمكة المكرمة (machine translation)
“Yemen: We condemn the terrorist Houthi militia's attempt to target Makkah https://t.co/cIeazu28A8”
- Qatar: - We strongly condemn the Houthi militia's attacks on Makkah - The attempt to violate the sanctity of Makkah and the Sacred House of God represents a heinous act of aggression and a grave transgression…قطر: - ندين بشدة هجمات ميليشيا الحوثي على مكة المكرمة - محاولة المساس بحرمة مكة المكرمة وبيت الله الحرام، تمثل عملا عدوانيا مشينا وتجاوزا با… (machine translation)
“Qatar: - We strongly condemn the Houthi militia's attacks on Makkah - The attempt to violate the sanctity of Makkah and the Sacred House of Allah represents a heinous act of aggression, a highly dangerous crossing of all religious, moral and humanitarian red lines, and a blatant provocation…”
- Secretary-General of the Muslim World League: - We condemn the Houthi militia's attacks on Makkah and Madinah - The Houthi militia's attack on the holy sites confirms the deep-rootedness of its terrorist ideology - …أمين رابطة العالم الإسلامي: - ندين اعتداءات ميليشيا الحوثي على مكة والمدينة - اعتداء ميليشيا الحوثي على المقدسات يؤكد تأصل فكرها الإرهابي - … (machine translation)
“Secretary-General of the Muslim World League: - We condemn the Houthi militia's attacks on Makkah and Madinah - The Houthi militia's attack on the holy sites confirms the deep-rootedness of its terrorist ideology - The Houthi militia is a victory for criminality and terrorism https://t.co/xFW082zX1H”
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