Gulf Journalists Union: Houthi terrorist attacks on Saudi Arabia pose a direct threat to regional security and peace

- The security of the Kingdom is an integral part of Gulf security... Call for unifying media efforts to expose disinformation and document violations

The Gulf Journalists Union strongly condemned the escalating terrorist attacks carried out by the Houthi militias against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, emphasizing that they have resulted in the martyrdom and injury of civilians, caused damage to public and private property, and constitute a blatant violation of international law and international humanitarian law, posing a direct threat to regional security and peace.

In a statement, the Union said that targeting airports, service facilities, and economic installations, as well as attempts to target Makkah Al-Mukarramah and attacking an electrical facility in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah that serves the Noble Prophet’s Mosque, represent a serious escalation and a transgression of religious and human values and international norms. It affirmed that the security, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and holy sites of Saudi Arabia are an inseparable part of the shared Gulf security.

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The Union renewed its full solidarity with Saudi Arabia, its leadership, government, and people, and reaffirmed its support for all legitimate measures to protect the country’s security, safeguard its sovereignty, defend its territory and holy sites, and ensure the safety of its citizens and residents. It expressed its condolences to the families of the martyrs and wished the injured a speedy recovery.

On the media front, the Union stressed that confronting terrorist attacks is a professional responsibility that requires protecting the truth, exposing disinformation, unifying Gulf journalistic efforts, and enhancing documentation, verification, analysis, and countering fabricated narratives that seek to distort facts or justify targeting civilians, holy sites, and critical infrastructure.

It called on Gulf media and journalistic institutions to intensify coordination and develop investigative, analytical, and digital coverage, providing documented, multi-language content that clarifies the reality of the attacks and their repercussions on the region’s security, stability, and civilian lives.

The Union also urged Arab, Islamic, and international journalistic associations and organizations to take clear stances against attacks on civilians, civilian facilities, and holy sites, and to enhance cooperation in documenting violations and countering media disinformation.

The Gulf Journalists Union emphasized that the security of Saudi Arabia is part of Gulf security, and that Gulf solidarity in confronting Houthi aggression is a firm stance, stressing that professional journalism based on truth represents an effective force in exposing aggression and protecting societies.