Riyadh (Monitoring Desk) — Saudi Arabia has claimed that its air defence system intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired towards Makkah, although debris from the missiles fell at two different locations in the area.
According to Reuters, Saudi Civil Defence said that after the missiles were intercepted, their debris fell in areas surrounding Makkah.
According to Saudi state television, one of the debris impact sites was Sabouha village, located approximately 35 kilometres northeast of the Grand Mosque, while the second was Wadi Al-Mughamis, around 21 kilometres east of the Holy Mosque.
In a statement issued early Thursday morning, Saudi Civil Defence blamed the Houthi militia for the missile attacks, saying that targeting civilian-populated areas was a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and reflected the Houthis’ dangerous aggressive conduct.
However, the Houthi militia has not responded to Saudi Arabia’s allegations regarding the missile attacks, and the incident has not been independently verified.