Saudi-led coalition says Houthis attacked Medina power station

October 1, 2026 at 11:42 PM2 min

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The Saudi-led coalition said the Houthis attacked an electricity distribution station in Medina, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, putting one transformer out of service. The coalition said drone debris confirmed Houthi involvement, while a Houthi military source denied the accusation as a lie. The attack targeted a station supplying power to the Prophet’s Mosque.

Key Facts

The Saudi-led coalition said the attack on Tuesday put one transformer out of service but did not disrupt the power grid.
The coalition said an investigation and examination of drone debris confirmed Houthi involvement in planning and carrying out the attack.
A Houthi military source quoted by the Houthi-run Saba news agency denied the accusation, calling it a lie.
The coalition said the station supplies electricity to the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina.
On Thursday, the coalition said it intercepted four drones and two ballistic missiles over Khamis Mushait and Jazan.

The Attack

The Saudi-led coalition said a power distribution station in Medina was attacked on Tuesday. The station supplies electricity to the Masjid an-Nabawi, the Prophet’s Mosque. The attack put one transformer out of service but did not affect the electricity network. An investigation and examination of drone wreckage confirmed Houthi involvement in planning and carrying out the attack, the coalition said.

Houthi Denial

A Houthi military source quoted by the Houthi-run Saba news agency denied the accusation, calling it a lie. The source said the claim was intended to cover up Saudi Arabia’s failure to substantiate its earlier accusation that the Houthis targeted Mecca. Two weeks earlier, Saudi Arabia reported intercepting and destroying a Houthi drone south of Mecca before it entered restricted airspace over the city. The coalition called that the second case of an attempted Houthi attack on Mecca since 2017.

Escalation and Interceptions

The coalition said the Medina incident was part of repeated Houthi attempts to attack the Two Holy Mosques and provoke Muslims worldwide. The current escalation is the most serious flare-up between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis since the UN-mediated truce that largely halted cross-border attacks in 2022. Hostilities resumed this year after the Houthis announced a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia in July. On Thursday, the coalition said it intercepted and destroyed four drones over Khamis Mushait and two ballistic missiles over Khamis Mushait and Jazan. Saudi-backed government forces in Yemen said they were repelling a large-scale Houthi attack in Taiz governorate and inflicting heavy losses on its fighters.