Coalition blames Houthis for Medina station drone attack

The Saudi-led coalition said a drone attack on Tuesday damaged one transformer at the Taibah power distribution station in Medina, but did not disrupt the wider electricity network. The coalition blamed Yemen’s Houthi movement, saying its review of the incident and examination of drone wreckage indicated the group planned and carried out the attack. Responsibility has not been independently established in the available accounts. Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki Al Maliki said the station supplies electricity to the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina. The reports did not establish whether power service to the mosque itself was interrupted. The coalition described the facility as a civilian site and said the damaged transformer was taken out of service while the broader grid remained operational. Al Maliki said the coalition’s assessment included an operational review and analysis of debris recovered from the drone. The attribution is based on the coalition’s account of its own investigation; the reporting provides no independent forensic findings or other verification of who carried out the strike.