Arab, Islamic and international condemnations of the Houthis’ targeting of Mecca with a drone

Arab, Islamic and international condemnations of the attacks launched by the Houthi group with missiles and drones on civilians, civil installations and Islamic holy sites in Saudi Arabia, amid assurances of full solidarity with the Kingdom, and refusal to target its lands and violate its sovereignty.

The positions stressed the need to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries, warning of the repercussions of escalation on the security and stability of the region.

On Tuesday evening, the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted an enemy drone launched by the terrorist Houthi militia before it entered the restricted airspace of the holy capital, Mecca, and the enemy drone was destroyed in the south of the city of Mecca.

The official spokesman for the coalition forces, the “Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen,” Major General Turki Al-Maliki, said in a statement, “At 18:50 pm on Tuesday, corresponding to September 15, 2026, the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces were able to intercept and destroy an enemy drone launched by the terrorist Houthi militias, before it entered the restricted airspace (PROHIBITED AREA) of the holy capital, Mecca. Intercepting the enemy march south of the holy city of Mecca.

Major General Al-Maliki stated, “This hostile and terrorist attempt is the second attempt to target Mecca, after its first attempt by launching a ballistic missile on July 27, 2017. This can only be described as a disgraceful act in an attempt to target the place of revelation, the land of the Message, and the heart of the hearts of millions of Muslims from various countries, and an attempt to terrorize the safe guests of the Holy House of God and harm citizens and residents. This hostile attempt will also remain a black stain.” In the record of violations by the extremist terrorist Houthi militias, it is considered a deliberate act to arouse the feelings of millions of Muslims.

Major General Al-Maliki stressed that the security of the Two Holy Mosques and the guests of God is a red line, stressing that the leadership of the joint forces of the coalition will not hesitate to take the necessary and deterrent measures against the terrorist Houthi militia and its hostile and terrorist behavior.

Arab and Islamic condemnations

Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, the Emirates, Yemen, Palestine, Pakistan, Bulgaria, Western countries, and regional and international organizations and entities condemned the Houthi attacks, affirming their support for Saudi Arabia in all the legitimate measures it takes to preserve its sovereignty and security, and rejecting the targeting of civilians and civilian and economic facilities.

Lebanon also condemned the attempt to target the holy city of Mecca in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a drone, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam denounced the attempt in the strongest terms, affirming Lebanon’s full solidarity with the Kingdom, while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the attack and the Grand Mufti of the Republic, Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian, instructed the preachers of mosques in Lebanon to devote the Friday sermon to talking about the attempt and rejecting any violation of the sanctity of the holy places.

Salam considered the attempt to target Mecca with a drone launched by the Houthi group as “an underestimation of the sanctity of Mecca and its status among Muslims around the world.”

He said, “Such actions not only threaten the security and sovereignty of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, but also contribute to destabilizing the security and stability of the entire region.”

He affirmed "Lebanon's full solidarity with the Kingdom, its leadership and people, and its standing by its side in the face of any attack that affects its security, sovereignty, and the safety of its citizens and residents of its lands."

While the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned “in the strongest terms the Houthi militia’s attempt to target the Holy City of Mecca with a drone,” denouncing “this sinful attack, which constitutes a blatant violation of the sanctity of the holiest Islamic sites, and a blatant attack on the status of the Two Holy Mosques and their symbolism among Muslims throughout the world.”

It expressed its “full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and its support for it in the face of any attack targeting its security and the integrity of its lands and sanctities,” stressing the need to respect the sanctity of the holy places and spare them from any hostile actions, in a way that maintains peace and security and enhances mutual respect between religions and peoples.

She stressed that “targeting the Holy City of Mecca, or exposing it, its people, and its visitors to any danger, not only contradicts Islamic values ​​and principles, but also constitutes an assault on the system of shared religious, moral, and human values,” which establishes the sanctity of places of worship and holy sites and preserves their status.

Under the guidance of the Grand Mufti of the Republic, Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian, the General Directorate of Islamic Endowments circulated to all mosque preachers in Lebanon the decision to allocate the Friday sermon to talk about the attempt to target Mecca with a drone, as well as the Prophet’s Mosque and any part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Dar Al-Fatwa affirmed the rejection of “this aggressive act that harms the Sacred Country, which God has made a reward for the people and safe,” stressing that “the Sacred Country was forbidden by God Almighty and made it great in which no human beings could be harmed, so how about terrorizing those who are safe in it?” “This is a clear violation of the Islamic religion.”

She considered that “any attack on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an attack on all Muslims and free people of the world,” stressing that “Dar al-Fatwa and its scholars stand by the Kingdom in all the decisions it takes to defend the Sacred Country, the Kingdom’s sovereignty, and the security and safety of its people.”

Jassim Al-Budaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, also condemned in the strongest terms the “sinful terrorist attacks” that the Houthi militia continues to commit against Saudi Arabia, and its deliberate and repeated targeting of civilian objects and civilians with ballistic missiles and drones, describing the escalation as “dangerous criminal” that confirms the militia’s terrorist approach.

While the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, in its condemnation, described the attacks carried out by the Houthi militia on Mecca as “sinful.” The “organization” said, in a statement published on its account on the “X” platform: “The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemns the sinful attacks launched by the Houthi group on the city of Mecca and the Medina region, and its continued aggression against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”

For his part, Muammar Al-Eryani, the Yemeni Minister of Information, confirmed that “targeting Mecca and exposing those who go to the Sacred House of God to danger” by the Houthi militia once again reveals “the nature of this militia.”

Al-Eryani said, in a statement published on his account on the “X” platform, that “targeting Mecca is not the first of its kind,” and he considered it “an extension of a long record of attacks that affected the purest parts of the earth.”

He added that the escalation “reveals once again the nature and logic of this militia, and confirms that it does not give importance to the sanctity of the holy sites or the safety of civilians,” also accusing the Houthis and the Iranian axis of using the Palestinian issue politically.

Al-Eryani continued: “Whoever endangers the qibla of Muslims will not be keen on Al-Aqsa Mosque, and whoever threatens the security of Mecca and then raises slogans of liberating Jerusalem is practicing one of the most clear and crude forms of political trading in the Palestinian issue.”

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In a statement, the Yemeni Foreign Ministry held the terrorist Houthi militia and the Iranian regime supporting it responsible for these attacks, calling for a firm Arab, Islamic and international position to stop them, cut off arms supplies to them, enforce the relevant Security Council resolutions, and support the Yemeni government to restore state institutions and extend its authority over its entire territory.

The Yemeni Foreign Ministry stressed that this attack comes as an extension of the militia’s hostile approach and its previous attempts to target Mecca, stressing that this shameful escalation, and the previous attacks on cities, civilian objects and vital installations in the Kingdom during the past days, reveal the extent of the danger posed by this extremist group, in light of the Iranian regime’s continued support for it as part of a sabotage project that seeks to turn Yemen into a tool to serve its agenda, at the expense of Yemen’s sovereignty and the interests of its people.

The Libyan government condemned the attempt to target Mecca and affirmed in a statement by its Ministry of Foreign Affairs its categorical rejection of any attempts targeting the qiblah of Muslims or affecting the sanctity of the holy places and their established religious status among all Muslims.

The Muslim World League strongly condemned the attacks launched by the Houthi militia on Mecca and Medina, and its continued sinful aggression against the Kingdom, terrorizing Muslims, their sanctities and mosques, and provoking them by violating the sanctity of the sanctities.

Sheikh Dr. Muhammad Al-Issa, Secretary-General of the League and Chairman of the Association of Muslim Scholars, in the name of the League’s academies, bodies and global councils, and in the name of all Islamic peoples under its umbrella, renewed the affirmation of full solidarity with Saudi Arabia in all the measures it takes to deter the terrorism of aggressors, and to preserve the sanctity of the sanctities and the lives of Muslims.

Al-Azhar strongly condemned and denounced the attempt to target Mecca, stressing that exposing the Sacred Land to danger is a heinous crime, a sinful assault on the sanctity glorified by God, and a provocation to the feelings of Muslims in the east and west of the earth.

He stressed in a statement that the sanctity of Mecca is one of the constants of the faith of Islam and Muslims, which must not be violated or approached in any way.

Al-Azhar pointed out that the security of the Two Holy Mosques is not a political or regional matter, but rather an issue that affects the faith of the entire Islamic nation. Targeting the Sacred Land or exposing it to danger is antagonizing the feelings of two billion Muslims, noting that preserving the sanctity of the Sacred Land and preserving its security and the security of those who visit it is a responsibility that must be respected by Muslims and non-Muslims.

The Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Muhammad Al-Yamahi, confirmed in a statement that targeting Mecca, in its seriousness, exceeds the limits of an attack on the security of the Kingdom, and represents a violation of the sanctity of Islamic sanctities and a threat to the security and safety of the guests of God, which requires a clear and firm international stance towards these practices, and not allowing them to turn into a recurring pattern of attacks that threaten the security and stability of the region.

He stressed that the Houthi terrorist militia's continued targeting of the lands and civilian objects of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia constitutes a violation of the rules of international law and international humanitarian law, and requires urgent and effective international action to stop these attacks, hold those responsible for them accountable, and confront their sources of funding and support, in a way that ensures they do not reoccur and preserve the security and stability of the region.

The International Islamic Fiqh Academy affirmed in a statement that targeting civilians and civilian facilities and intimidating the safe are forbidden criminal acts that contradict the teachings and purposes of Islam, human values ​​and international norms and conventions, and cannot be justified under any pretext, expressing the solidarity of the nation’s scholars and thinkers with the Kingdom and its leadership.