The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned the attack on holy land Makkah and the Madina regions.
A statement from OIC reads that attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on the Makkah and Madina region and the hostile attacks by the Houthi against Saudi Arabia are condemned by the OIC General Secretariat. The statement also reads the attacks have struck terror in the hearts of the innocent public.
"These attacks have struck terror in the hearts of the innocent public and the sanctity of holy sites and mosques being lost, with Muslims around the world being affected by this," reads the statement from OIC.
Describing the Houthis as a war-hungry terrorist community, OIC's statement agrees that the Houthi attacks on holy sites, mosques and civilian spaces violate both Islamic principles and international standards.
OIC's statement goes on to say that such attacks are unacceptable and intolerable, and they believe those who initiate such attacks must be stopped.
The Saudi-led coalition has stated that they have disposed of a drone from Yemen's Houthi rebels aimed at the Makkah region before it entered the airspace, and that if the danger of their attacks were to reach the two holy sites and worshipers, it would be crossing a red line.
However, the Houthis deny having launched the attack. They said they attacked Saudi Arabia's oil resources and that it is very far from Makkah and Madina.
Speaking against the Houthi danger, Saudi-led coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki said they intercepted the Houthi's drone before it entered prohibited Madina airspace and destroyed it. The coalition said the drone debris fell south of Makkah.
According to Maliki, this is the Houthi's second attempt at attacking Makkah. He said the Houthi's first attempt on Makkah was on 27th July 2017.
This attack comes a day after the coalition announced the missile and drone strikes on Khamis Mushait, Abha and Taif had injured 13 civilians, damaged six houses and two vehicles.
After a hiatus that lasted years, clashes between the Houthi rebels and military forces from the internationally recognized Yemeni government have intensified since early July. In connection to the Houthi rebels claiming Sanaa, Yemen and other provinces in 2014, the Saudi-led coalition went to war against the Houthi rebels in support of the internationally recognized government in 2015, with Yemen being plunged into war ever since.
