RIYADH: Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen has warned that Houthis are using fishing boats to smuggle weapons and military equipment into Yemen, urging vessel owners not to cooperate with them.
In a statement issued by its Joint Forces Command, the Coalition identified four traditional maritime boats (Za’ima, Huri, Jalbah, and Sanbuq) used by the Houthis to smuggle military supplies by sea.
It said that these operations posed a direct threat to Yemen’s security, as well as regional and international stability, while endangering civilian lives.
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“The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen warns against the Houthis exploitation of traditional maritime vessels in operations to smuggle weapons, missiles and military equipment by sea,” the statement said.
The statement included photographs of the four types of traditional boats identified by the coalition.
Earlier, Official Spokesperson of the Coalition Major General Turki Al-Malki said that a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis toward Riyadh was intercepted and destroyed.
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On Sunday, Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers called for renewed efforts to ensure freedom of navigation and safe passage through Bab al-Mandeb and the Strait of Hormuz, while condemning continued Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.
UN Security Council denounces Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
Members of the United Nations Security Council on Thursday strongly condemned the ongoing and escalating Houthi attacks against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including attacks targeting civil aviation and energy infrastructure that resulted in civilian deaths and injuries.
According to a statement issued by the UN Security Council president, these included “reckless strikes targeting King Khalid International Airport” on October 10 and 11, which resulted in deaths and injuries, as well as multiple strikes targeting other airports and Saudi Aramco facilities.
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Security Council members expressed their sincere condolences to the families of the victims and to the government and people of Saudi Arabia, and wished those injured a speedy recovery, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
They reiterated their strongest condemnation of continued Houthi attacks and threats against commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb Strait, stressing the importance of ensuring the safety of commercial vessels and their crews.
