Madar (International) - Saudi Arabia's Civil Defence said on Saturday, October 24, 2026, that the Houthis had launched two ballistic missiles toward the Mecca and Medina regions and that they had been intercepted, warning of falling shrapnel, Al Jazeera English reported, citing AFP.
According to the Civil Defence statement reported by Gulf News, debris from the intercepted missiles fell in Wadi Al Mughammas in Mecca, the Al Nuzha neighbourhood of Jeddah, Wadi Jalil in Taif and Masturah in Rabigh governorate, and emergency teams responded to reports of falling debris. The statement gave no details of casualties or damage.
The Houthis denied targeting the two cities, calling the claim a "huge lie" and saying their targets were three Saudi airports, oil infrastructure and an airbase. Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi described the attacks as "heinous", saying they embodied "a blatant disregard for the lives and security of civilians".
In Yemen, the Transport Ministry of the internationally recognised government denounced the Houthis' targeting of Aden International Airport with two ballistic missiles, the "fourth such attack this month", warning that the attacks posed "a threat to the safety of civil aviation". Yemeni authorities said the coastguard headquarters and a second building were also hit, while the Houthis claimed attacks on the al-Nasr camp and Aden's naval military base.
Yemen's army said a malfunctioning Houthi missile fell on a family home in Houthi-held Sanaa on Friday, killing three people, adding that it was one of several missile malfunctions seen in recent weeks.
