Houthi ballistic missile and drone attack on Medina · 24 October 2026
Saudi Civil Defense: debris from the interception of two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi toward Mecca and Medina fell
الدفاع المدني السعودي: سقوط شظايا اعتراض باليستيين أطلقهما الحوثي باتجاه مكة والمدينة (machine translation)
- Date
- 24 October 2026 · 13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
- Place
- Medina
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile, Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted, debris fell
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (110 reports in all)
- Riyadh Airport partially resumes operational activity... and two missiles heading toward Mecca and Medina intercepted (live coverage)مطار الرياض يستأنف عملياته التشغيلية جزئياً... واعتراض صاروخين باتجاه مكة والمدينة (تغطية حية) (machine translation)
“Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport announced on Saturday the partial resumption of its operational activities starting from Sunday, allocating Halls No. (1) for domestic flights and (2) for international flights for national carriers. The airport called on travelers who have bookings…”
- The Coalition: Destruction of 3 ballistic missiles and a drone in Saudi Arabiaالتحالف: تدمير 3 «باليستيات» و«مسيّرة» في السعودية (machine translation)
“The Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen announced the interception and destruction of 3 ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi militias toward the Saudi cities of Riyadh, Taif and Yanbu, and a drone in the Eastern Region, on Saturday. Saudi Civil Defense sounded early warnings…”
- Saudi Civil Defense: debris from the interception of two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi toward Mecca and Medina fellالدفاع المدني السعودي: سقوط شظايا اعتراض باليستيين أطلقهما الحوثي باتجاه مكة والمدينة (machine translation)
- Saudi Civil Defense: debris from the interception of two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi toward Mecca and Medina fellالدفاع المدني السعودي: سقوط شظايا اعتراض باليستيين أطلقهما الحوثي باتجاه مكة والمدينة (machine translation)
- Saudi Civil Defense: debris from the interception of two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi toward Mecca and Medina fellالدفاع المدني السعودي: سقوط شظايا اعتراض باليستيين أطلقهما الحوثي باتجاه مكة والمدينة (machine translation)
- Interception of two missiles toward Makkah and Medina... and Taiz withstands the deadly Houthi attacks (live coverage)اعتراض صاروخين باتجاه مكة والمدينة... وتَعِز تستعصي على الهجمات الحوثية الدامية (تغطية حية) (machine translation)
“Saudi Civil Defense announced on Saturday evening the fall of fragments from the interception of two ballistic missiles launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward Makkah al-Mukarramah and Madinah. It explained that "the interception of the two missiles led to parts of them falling in (Wadi…”
- Head of Religious Affairs: the terrorist Houthi militia's repeated targeting of Makkah and Madinah confirms its criminality and malicious intentions toward Muslims and their holy sitesرئيس الشؤون الدينية: تكرار استهداف ميليشيا الحوثي الإرهابية لمكة المكرمة والمدينة المنورة يؤكد إجرامها ونواياها الخبيثة تجاه المسلمين ومقدساتهم (machine translation)
- Targeting Mecca and Medina... repeated Houthi attacks met by the vigilance of Saudi air defenseاستهداف مكة والمدينة... اعتداءات حوثية متكررة تصطدم بيقظة الدفاع الجوي السعودي (machine translation)
“The Houthi militia's attempts to target the Makkah and Madinah regions with ballistic missiles and drones continue, in a blatant assault on the Islamic holy sites, and a determination to cross all red lines and humanitarian norms…”
- Al-Azhar: Houthi attacks threaten the sanctity of the holy sites and the Kingdom's securityالأزهر: الهجمات الحوثية تهدد حرمة البقاع المقدسة وأمن المملكة (machine translation)
“The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar in Egypt, Dr. Ahmed al-Tayeb, renewed his strong condemnation of the continued Houthi attacks targeting Mecca and Medina and their surroundings, and civilian facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, affirming Al-Azhar's categorical rejection of all that…”
- Coalition announces intercepting a ballistic missile toward Riyadh and hearing two explosionsالتحالف يعلن اعتراض صاروخ باليستي باتجاه الرياض وسماع دوي انفجارين (machine translation)
“Ansar Allah announced it targeted a naval base and a camp in Aden, and Saudi Arabia intercepted three missiles. Ansar Allah group announced Saturday its responsibility for an attack on Al-Nasr camp and a naval base in the city of Aden, the seat of the internationally recognized Yemeni government, after…”
- Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi ballistic missiles targeting Saudi cities
“The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said it destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by the Iran-aligned group towards Taif and Yanbu on Saturday, as fighting between the sides continued. Saudi Arabia's Civil…”
- Saudi Arabia publishes images of fragments of two Houthi missiles intercepted toward Mecca and Medinaالسعودية تنشر صور شظايا صاروخين حوثيين اعترضتهما باتجاه مكة والمدينة (machine translation)
“(CNN)—Saudi authorities announced, on Saturday evening, the interception of two missiles launched by the Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen toward Mecca and Medina. The official Saudi Press Agency published two photos of missile debris in a post on its page…”