Iran-Backed Houthis Attempt Strike on Mecca in Saudi Arabia – Islam’s Holiest City!

The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen launched an attack on Mecca in Saudi Arabia early Wednesday!

Mecca is the holiest city of Islam and is thought to be, home of the birthplace of the prophet Mohammad.

The Houthis are a Shia Islamist political and military organization that emerged from Yemen in the 1990s.

On Wednesday, they launched a drone strike inside Mecca.

Saudi forces were able to shoot it down over the holiest city in Islam!

A strike on Mecca by the Shiite sect would likely launch a Muslim holy war.

BREAKING: Saudi Arabia has downed a suicide drone over Mecca’s airspace.

Mecca is the holiest city in Islam and the Iran-backed Houthis are trying to strike it. pic.twitter.com/7tdgryrrDQ

— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) September 16, 2026

It should be noted that Islam is divided into two major sects, Sunni and Shiite. Sunni Muslims make up 87-90% of all Muslims. Shiite Muslims take up only 10-13% of all Muslims.

Muslims make up 24% of the world population, about 2.3 billion people.

Christians make up an estimated 31% of the world population, around 2.4 billion people.

FACT CHECK | MAKKAH DRONE INCIDENT

Saudi authorities say air defences intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Makkah on September 15, 2026, before it entered the holy city’s restricted airspace.

However, a video now being widely circulated as footage of this… pic.twitter.com/SIqlJV46Tw

— DR ADNAN ALI (@DrMalko) September 16, 2026

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