RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the terrorist Houthi militia’s targeting of civilians and energy facilities in the southern region, which injured 73 civilians, including women and children.
The Foreign Ministry, in a statement on Tuesday, also condemned the militia’s continued attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea and its threats to freedom of international maritime navigation.
The Kingdom reiterated its categorical rejection of the hostile approach and criminal conduct persistently pursued by this militia in threatening the security and stability of Yemen and its Arab and Islamic surroundings, as well as its continued rejection of all peace efforts.
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The ministry affirmed its legitimate right to take all necessary measures to defend its sovereignty, safeguard its national assets, and protect the security and safety of its citizens and residents.
It further stressed that it would not tolerate any attack targeting its territory or national assets, in accordance with the rules of international law.
The Kingdom warned against the consequences of the terrorist Houthi militia’s continued targeting of innocent civilians and civilian facilities, and stressed the need for an immediate halt to all forms of escalation carried out by the militia, as well as its continued threats to the security of maritime navigation.
It called upon the international community to assume its responsibilities and implement the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, foremost among them Resolution 2216 (2015) and Resolution 2722 (2024).
Terrorist Houthi militia’s attacks on Saudi Arabia constitute dangerous escalation
Earlier, Spokesman for the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen (Coalition Forces) Major General Turki Al-Malki said that the escalation by the terrorist Houthi militia and its attempts to target the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, its national assets, its citizens, and residents on its territory is a dangerous escalation that confirms the hostile and irresponsible approach of this terrorist militia.
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In a statement, he added that the terrorist Houthi militia’s senseless attacks, the latest of which targeted civilian and economic sites in the cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan, and Najran, resulting in injuries to 73 civilians, including women and children, constitute a blatant violation of the Kingdom’s sovereignty and a direct threat to the security and safety of its citizens and residents.
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“These sinful and unjustified attacks committed by the terrorist Houthi militia deliberately harm the Kingdom’s national resources, facilities, and civilian sites, and confirm its extremist criminal behavior that rejects achieving peace and stability in Yemen and its Arab and Islamic neighbours,” he said.
He affirmed that the Joint Forces Command of the Coalition will take all necessary operational measures to deter this terrorist militia and resolutely confront its hostile approach, in defense of the Kingdom’s sovereignty, the preservation of its national assets, and the safety of its citizens and residents.
The command will also take all necessary measures and actions to respond to the sources of the threat and neutralize its danger.
