Saudi-Led Coalition Accuses Houthis of Drone Strike on Medina Power Station
The coalition said an investigation and drone wreckage linked the strike to the Houthis, and one transformer was knocked out of service.
- On Tuesday, the Saudi-led coalition reported that Houthi forces attacked a power distribution station in Medina, damaging a transformer serving the Prophet's Mosque.
- The coalition claims repeated attempts to target the Two Holy Mosques are intended to "provoke" Muslims worldwide, characterizing a pattern of escalating attacks.
- While the coalition confirmed Houthi involvement through drone wreckage examination, a Houthi-run Saba news agency source denied the accusation, calling it a "lie."
- Prompting Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg to warn of "grave risks" to civilians, hostilities have escalated to their most serious level since the 2022 UN-brokered truce.
- Saudi Arabia has responded with airstrikes in Yemen against the Iran-aligned Houthis, who resumed fighting this year after declaring a naval blockade on Saudi territory.
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Egypt condemns attack on power station in Medina, Saudi Arabia
Egypt expressed its strong condemnation of the attack targeting a power station in Medina, in the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In an official statement, Egypt reiterated its full denunciation of this flagrant violation and the continued attacks and attempts to destabilize the security and stability of the Kingdom, emphasizing that such an approach represents …
Houthis Attack Power Station in Medina, Saudi Arabia
A Saudi-led coalition has accused Yemen’s Houthi forces of carrying out a drone attack on a power distribution station in Medina that supplies electricity to the Prophet’s Mosque, saying one transformer was disabled but the wider power network remained operational. The coalition said forensic examination of the site and debris from the drone indicated that […]
Breaking news - AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik reacted to the attack targeting civilian infrastructure serving the Prophet's Mosque in Medina. In a statement on social media, Çelik said, "We condemn the attack in the strongest terms." AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik condemned the attack targeting the Prophet's Mosque in Medina...
Houthis deny Saudi accusations of targeting Medina's holy sites
The Saudi-led coalition said a drone hit the Taibah electricity distribution station, which supplies power to the Prophet's Mosque, one of Islam's holiest sites. The Houthis denied the claim, stating it was a "lie" to back previous allegations against the group.
The Saudi-led coalition has accused Yemen's Houthi rebels of carrying out a drone attack on an electricity distribution station in the Muslim holy city of Medina, which supplies power to the Prophet's Mosque, Al Jazeera reported.
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