Kuwait Condemns Houthi Attacks on Makkah and Madina, Backs Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Condemns Houthi Attacks on Makkah and Madina, Backs Saudi Arabia
Kuwait’s cabinet has strongly condemned Houthi attacks on Makkah and Madina in Saudi Arabia, calling them a “provocation to the feelings of Muslims around the world and a dangerous escalation in violating the sanctity of Islamic holy sites”.
The condemnation was issued in a cabinet statement reported by Al Jazeera, citing the Kuwait News Agency. The cabinet reaffirmed Kuwait’s full solidarity with Saudi Arabia in the face of the attacks, which targeted Islam’s two holiest cities.
Part of a wider wave of strikes
The statement follows a fresh wave of Houthi strikes on Saudi territory. On October 5, Riyadh’s foreign ministry condemned attacks on Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh, Abha, Jazan, Najran, Taif and Yanbu, as well as Saudi shipping in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab. Saudi air defences reportedly intercepted a Houthi missile aimed at the country’s southwest.
Saudi Arabia had already acknowledged that two civilian airports were hit in attacks on Monday evening. In a separate development, three people were injured when Houthi strikes hit airports in Jizan and Najran, underscoring how far the campaign has spread beyond the Yemeni border.
Regional fallout
The targeting of Makkah and Madina has drawn unusually strong language from governments across the region. Attacks on the holy cities touch a nerve far beyond Saudi Arabia’s borders, and Kuwait’s statement frames them as an assault on Muslim sentiment worldwide rather than only a Saudi security matter.
The escalation comes as Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia ordered the rapid deployment of military forces under the Makkah Pact after an emergency meeting in Riyadh — a collective deterrence step signed in August that treats an armed attack on one member as an attack on all three. Iran’s interior minister, meanwhile, praised Pakistan and Qatar for their mediating role between the United States and Iran.
What did Kuwait say?
Kuwait’s cabinet strongly condemned the Houthi attacks on Makkah and Madina, saying they “constitute a provocation to the feelings of Muslims around the world and a dangerous escalation in violating the sanctity of Islamic holy sites”, and affirmed full solidarity with Saudi Arabia.
Which attacks preceded the statement?
A wave of Houthi strikes on Saudi territory, including attacks on Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh, Abha, Jazan, Najran, Taif and Yanbu, plus strikes on two civilian airports and Saudi shipping in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab.
How is the region responding?
Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia have ordered rapid force deployment under the Makkah Pact, while Iran’s interior minister acknowledged Pakistan and Qatar’s role as mediators.
