Debris from ballistic missiles launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen has once again fallen near the holy city of Mecca. According to an official statement released by the Saudi military, Saudi air defense systems intercepted two ballistic missiles on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, scattering debris in the vicinity of Islam’s holiest site.
Saudi state television reported that the debris landed in Sabuha village—approximately 35 kilometers (22 miles) northeast of the Grand Mosque (Masjid al-Haram)—and in the Wadi Al-Maghmas area, about 21 kilometers east of the mosque. This follows repeated missile incidents recorded in September and October as a newly flared wave of conflict shatters the 2022 UN-brokered ceasefire between Saudi-led coalition forces and the Houthi movement.
Read nextNVIDIA Board Considers Ousting CEO Jensen Huang Following Dual Extramarital ScandalsWhile Houthi leadership has repeatedly denied targeting Mecca and Medina, claiming their military operations are directed at strategic Saudi military targets, the Saudi Civil Defense Directorate issued a strongly worded condemnation on Thursday, November 12, 2026. Describing the missile attacks on civilian areas as a blatant violation of international humanitarian law, Riyadh warned that the escalation poses a severe threat to regional stability and vital international shipping lanes in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb strait linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
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