The Arab Coalition forces spokesperson Colonel Turki Al Maliki said on Monday said that the forces intercepted and destroyed four ballistic missiles and seven explosive drones launched by the Houthi militia towards Saudi Arabia.
The attacks were allegedly launched from Sana’a and were reported to target Saudi civilians and civilian objects.
in a statement published by the Saudi Press Agency, Al Maliki said, the militia was “deliberately escalating hostilities” in Yemen and neighbouring countries using ballistic missiles and drones, noting that the Joint forces will continue to foil threats through “monitoring, destruction and tackling them within areas under the Houthi militia’s control.”
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Various Arab nations and International bodies openly condemned the Houthi adventurism.
The General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, OIC, condemned the Houthi militia’s launching of booby-trapped drones and ballistic missiles toward the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
In a statement on Monday, the OIC Secretary-General, Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, reaffirmed the OIC’s support for the efforts of the forces of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen and the OIC’s full stand and solidarity with Saudi Arabia in all its actions to counter this dangerous terrorism.
The Secretary-General held the Houthi terrorist militia and those behind it with money and weapons fully responsible for these terrorist acts targeting civilians and civilian objects inside Yemen and neighbouring countries.
Gulf Cooperation Council, GCC Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, at the same time observed that these repeated, deliberate hostilities by the Houthis against civilian targets inside Yemen and the neighbouring countries represent a flagrant violation of international laws and norms.
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According to Saudi Press Agency, SPA, the GCC Secretary-General condemned Iran’s provision of these weapons to the Houthis in violation of the embargo imposed by the UN Security Council Resolution 2216, which poses a threat to the security and stability of the region, and hinders a political solution to the crisis in Yemen.
Dr. Al-Hajraf also praised the efficiency and preparedness of the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces, which were able to intercept and destroy the weaponry before they reached their targets. He stressed that the Gulf Cooperation Council stands by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and brotherly Yemen, calling on the international community to shoulder its responsibilities and stand firmly in the face of these ongoing attempts to undermine security and peace in the region.
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