Mohammad Sio
01 October 2026•Update: 01 October 2026
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen on Thursday blamed the Houthis for a drone attack earlier this week on an electricity distribution station in the Saudi city of Medina.
Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said the attack targeted the Taibah electricity distribution station at 5.11 am local time (0211GMT) on Tuesday.
An operational review and examination of debris from the drone established Houthi involvement in planning and carrying out what he described as a “cowardly terrorist act,” Al-Maliki said.
The attack knocked one transformer out of service but did not affect the electricity grid, he added.
Al-Maliki said the facility provides electricity to the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina.
He accused the Houthis of deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure and attempting to provoke Muslims by targeting the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
Al-Maliki said the coalition would continue taking measures to deter Houthi attacks and protect the two holy mosques and visitors to Mecca and Medina.
The Houthis denied involvement in the attack.
A military source at the Houthi-run Defense Ministry told the Houthi-affiliated Saba news agency that Saudi Arabia’s accusation that the group had targeted a power station in Medina was “baseless.”
The latest accusation came amid a series of missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia attributed to the Houthis. On Sept. 16, Saudi Arabia said its air defenses intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca before it entered the holy city’s restricted airspace, an accusation the group also denied.
The Houthis have, however, claimed responsibility for other recent attacks in the kingdom, including strikes targeting Saudi Aramco facilities and military sites.
