Houthi drone attack on Mecca · 15 October 2026
Coalition announces the downing of a cruise missile over Medina
التحالف يعلن عن إسقاط صاروخ مجنح كروز فوق المدينة المنورة (machine translation)
- Date
- 15 October 2026 · 4 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
- Place
- Mecca
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (11 reports in all)
- Preacher of the Prophet's Mosque Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Al-Hudhaify: The targeting by the Houthi terrorist group of Mecca and Medina, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, and…خطيب المسجد النبوي الشيخ د. أحمد الحذيفي: استهداف جماعة الحوثي الإرهابية لمكة المكرمة والمدينة المنورة ومطار الملك خالد الدولي في الرياض وإز… (machine translation)
“Preacher of the Prophet's Mosque Sheikh Dr. Ahmed al-Hudhayfi: The terrorist Houthi group's targeting of Mecca and Medina, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the taking of lives, the terrorizing of the safe, and the killing of visitors and Umrah performers are among the great crimes that…”
- Imam of the Prophet's Mosque: Houthi attacks on Mecca, Medina and King Khalid Airport are crimes condemned by Sharia and international lawsإمام المسجد النبوي: الاعتداءات الحوثية على مكة والمدينة ومطار الملك خالد جرائم تستنكرها الشريعة والقوانين الدولية (machine translation)
“The imam and preacher of the Prophet's Mosque, His Eminence Sheikh Dr. Ahmed bin Ali al-Hudhaifi, advised Muslims to fear Allah Almighty, explaining that the fear of Allah is the best of what you conceal, the most beautiful of what you reveal, and the most precious of what you store up; it is the path to the greatest happiness, and the best provision in…”
- Dead and wounded in an Ansar Allah Houthi attack on the presidential palace in Aden, and the Security Council condemns "escalatory attacks" on Saudi Arabiaقتلى وجرحى في هجوم لأنصار الله الحوثية على القصر الرئاسي في عدن، ومجلس الأمن يدين "الهجمات التصعيدية" على السعودية (machine translation)
“Five people were killed and 16 others injured in a missile attack carried out by the Houthi Ansar Allah group on Thursday on the Maashiq presidential palace compound in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, according to an announcement by Yemen's health minister. This attack is the first to target the presidential palace…”
- Coalition announces the downing of a cruise missile over Medinaالتحالف يعلن عن إسقاط صاروخ مجنح كروز فوق المدينة المنورة (machine translation)
“The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced on Thursday that it succeeded in intercepting a "cruise"-type cruise missile in the Madinah region of Saudi Arabia. Major General Staff Turki al-Maliki, the official spokesman for the Coalition forces, said in a statement,…”
- Missiles, Drones, 'Battle-Hardened Group': Houthis' Arsenal Against Saudi
“Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have built up a missile and drone arsenal that allows them varied and sustained strike capabilities, as Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government it sponsors are finding…”
- Makkah incident: India condemns attack on sovereign territory of Saudi Arabia | Akashvani News
“India has expressed deep concern at the drone attack near Makkah in Saudi Arabia. Responding to media queries regarding the drone attack, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India…”
- Any attack on Saudi Arabia will trigger collective response: DG ISPR
“Pakistan has warned that any attack on Saudi Arabia or other members of the Makkah Alliance will trigger a collective response, with the country ready to use all available means to deter aggression, the military’s…”
- Gulf affirmation of support for Saudi security measures .. and Riyadh: Houthi attacks are war crimesتأكيد خليجي بدعم إجراءات السعودية الأمنية .. والرياض: اعتداءات الحوثي جرائم حرب (machine translation)
“Amid Gulf affirmations of support for Riyadh's measures to protect its security and interests against Houthi attacks, Saudi Arabia renewed its affirmation that the terrorist Houthi militia's attacks with ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones against civilian facilities…”
- Coalition Intercepts Drones Near Madinah After Exemption
“RIYADH — The Saudi-led coalition intercepted four or five drones over Saudi Arabia on 21 October, with at least one heading for the Madinah region, 48 hours after the Houthi-run Saba news agency declared that Saudi…”
- Coalition: Interception and destruction of a missile north of Riyadh, and the launch platform is tracked in Sanaaالتحالف: اعتراض وتدمير صاروخ شمال الرياض وتتبع منصة الإطلاق في صنعاء (machine translation)
“"The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" announced on Wednesday the interception and destruction of a ballistic missile north of the city of Riyadh, launched by the terrorist Houthi militias backed by the Iranian regime. The interception came hours after the interception and destruction of a ballistic missile toward Khamis…”