The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen announced on Saturday that it had carried out a proportionate military response operation against legitimate targets belonging to the Houthi terrorist militia in Yemen’s Hodeidah governorate, in accordance with the provisions of international humanitarian law and its customary rules.
Official Spokesperson of the Coalition Major General Turki Al-Malki announced: “The terrorist Houthi militia has undertaken a reckless and cowardly act by targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea.”
“This terrorist act adds to a long list of maritime crimes and acts of terror in one of the most important international sea lines of communication,” he added.
Saudi Arabia “has and will always stand alongside the brotherly people of Yemen and their government, and in these dire and difficult times, we renew our commitment to stand alongside them in the face of the terrorist Houthi militia.”
“Hodeidah Port was not targeted, and all Yemeni ports, including Hodeida, Ras Isa, and Salif, are open to maritime navigation and are operational in receiving commercial vessels carrying all sorts of foodstuffs, commodities, oil, and construction materials, in addition to all air traffic to and from Yemeni airports,” Al-Malki said.
“The Houthi militia is still refusing flight operations to Sanaa International Airport, imposing a siege against the Yemeni people to exacerbate the suffering it has caused, compounding the agony imposed by the militia against our brotherly Yemeni people in areas it controls,” he went on to say.
“The coalition has executed a firm, resolute, and proportionate military response while preserving the capabilities of the brotherly people of Yemen. The targets focused solely on legitimate military targets that the terrorist Houthi militia uses to threaten commercial vessels in the Red Sea,” he stressed.
“This proportionate military response concluded by achieving the planned operational objectives and was carried out in accordance with Customary International Humanitarian Law.”
“The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition will continue to undertake all necessary operational procedures and measures to protect the interests of the Kingdom and its national assets, in addition to protecting our vessels. Should the terrorist Houthi militia continue in this course of hostilities, an unrelenting, resolute response will be mounted accordingly,” he warned.
