Saudi Arabia: We affirm our legitimate right to defend the security of the Two Holy Mosques and the guests of mercy

Saudi Arabia reaffirmed its legitimate right to take all necessary measures to defend the security of the Two Holy Mosques and the guests of the Two Holy Mosques, as well as all of the Kingdom’s territory, its citizens, and residents. In a statement, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s condemnation and denunciation of the terrorist Houthi militia’s launch of a hostile drone toward the Holy City of Makkah. The Kingdom affirmed that this cowardly terrorist aggression against the Holy Land, the land of the Message, the site of the Divine Revelation, and the Qibla of Muslims, constitutes a repetition of the terrorist Houthi militia’s practices of targeting and violating the sacred sites, and a provocation of the sentiments of Muslims in all parts of the world, particularly as this attempt marks the second targeting of Makkah following the first attempt on July 27, 2017. It commended the vigilance of the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces, which intercepted and destroyed the drone before it entered the prohibited airspace of the Holy Capital, Makkah. The Kingdom renewed its call on the international community to condemn these grave aggressions and to adopt a firm stance against the terrorist Houthi militia’s attacks on the sacred sites and on the Kingdom’s civilian and economic facilities, as well as the Houthi militia’s threats to the freedom of maritime navigation for commercial vessels and international trade.