A Houthi leader comments on the announcement of the group targeting a station in Medina

A member of the political bureau of the Iranian-backed Houthi group in Yemen, Dhaif Allah al-Shami, commented on the announcement by the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen that the group had targeted a power station in Medina. Al-Shami, in a statement reported by the Houthi-run Al-Masirah channel, denied targeting Medina, describing it as “a great slander against the Yemeni people and an accusation against them in the honor of their affiliation to Islam, and the sanctities and its impact on the Yemeni people is more painful than the bombing of aircraft and the killing of children and women.”

The official spokesman for the "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" led by Saudi Arabia, Major General Turki Al-Maliki, announced on Thursday the occurrence of what he described as a "terrorist attack" launched by the Houthis on the Taiba electricity distribution station in Medina. Major General Turki Al-Maliki confirmed in a statement: “A terrorist attack occurred at (05:11) dawn on Tuesday, corresponding to (September 29, 2026 AD), on the (Tayba) electricity distribution station in the city of His Noble Messenger - may God bless him and grant him peace - (Medina),” according to what was reported by the Saudi “SPA” News Agency.

He added: "The results of the investigation and inferences from the competent authorities have proven the involvement of the terrorist Houthi militia in planning and implementing this cowardly terrorist act, through the operational review and the remains of the drone debris used." Major General Turki Al-Maliki explained, “The terrorist act caused one of the transformers to be out of service without affecting the electrical network. Also, this cowardly terrorist act of targeting a civilian object to provide electrical services to the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina comes as an extension of the approach of this extremist militia in attempts to target the Two Holy Mosques, and continues to intentionally incite the feelings of millions of Muslims around the world by targeting Mecca and Medina,” according to SPA.