Saudi Arabia intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca on Tuesday evening, the coalition spokesman said. The targeting of the Islamic holy city was described as a 'disgraceful act' by Saudi officials.

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation condemned the attacks on Mecca and Medina as an 'unacceptable and intolerable transgression'. Meanwhile, the Houthis denied targeting the holy sites and accused Saudi Arabia of fabricating the incident.