A Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia damaged power equipment supplying the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah, in the second attack in two weeks on the kingdom's holy cities.The drone attack took place on Tuesday morning and knocked a power transformer in Madinah out of service, said the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen. Examination of the drone wreckage "confirmed the involvement of the terrorist Houthi militia in planning and executing this cowardly terrorist act", said the Saudi military spokesman Maj Gen Turki Al Malki. The coalition said two weeks ago it had destroyed a Houthi drone south of Makkah before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city. Makkah's Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah are Islam’s two holiest sites. Maj Gen Al Malki condemned the Houthis on Thursday for what he called their "deliberate provocation of millions of Muslims worldwide by targeting Makkah and Madinah." Jasem Al Budaiwi, the Secretary General of the Gulf Co-operation Council, said the latest Houthi attack "crossed all red lines" and was a "grave escalation in violating the sanctity of Islamic holy sites". The UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the attack constituted a flagrant violation of Saudi Arabia's sovereignty and a threat to its security and stability.The attacks come as Yemen endures its heaviest fighting in years between the Houthis and government forces. The foil...
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