Political/ Joint Forces Command of the Coalition: Houthi statements against the Kingdom are an attempt to divert attention and escape from their violations against the Yemeni people and export their problems; we will respond with unprecedented firmness and force to protect the Kingdom's security and Yemen's sovereignty

Riyadh, Muharram 19, 1448 AH, corresponding to July 4, 2026 AD, SPA - The official spokesman of the Coalition Forces 'Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen', Major General Turki Al-Maliki, stated that the statements of the Houthi militia yesterday against the Kingdom are nothing but an attempt to divert attention from their grave violations against the brotherly Yemeni people, and through them they seek to export the economic problems and suffering of the Yemeni people that they have caused, and to cover up the tribal and social rejection they face to the regional environment of Yemen and neighboring countries. Major General Al-Maliki explained that such allegations come as an extension of the escalation and hostile behavior of the Houthi militia and their attempts to undermine regional and international security. The Kingdom, the Coalition, and international partners have taken initiatives and efforts to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people as a result of the Houthi militia's coup, and also worked to resolve the Yemeni crisis through a roadmap that was approved by the Yemeni government and rejected by the Houthi militia, which went even further by rejecting permanent peace solutions and attacked maritime navigation lines and global trade in the southern Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, exposing the capabilities of the Yemeni people to targeting and comprehensive destruction at the ports of Hodeidah, Salif, and Ras Issa, and Sana'a International Airport, and this also included the infrastructure components of power stations, factories, and other economic components of the Yemeni people. Major General Al-Maliki also stressed that the Coalition will respond and strike with all firmness and unprecedented force to confront any attempts to target the Kingdom, its citizens, and national capabilities, or attempts to violate the sovereignty of the sisterly Republic of Yemen, in accordance with international humanitarian law and its customary rules. // End // 02:03 PM 0008