Riyadh 19 Muharram 1448 AH corresponding to July 4, 2026 AD SPA - The official spokesperson for the Coalition Forces (Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen), Major General Turki Al-Maliki, stated that the statements made yesterday by the Houthi militia against the Kingdom are nothing but an attempt to divert attention from their gross violations against the brotherly Yemeni people, and through which they seek to export the economic problems and the suffering of the Yemeni people they have caused, and to cover up the tribal and social rejection they face to Yemen's regional surroundings 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 resulting from the Houthi militia's coup, and have also worked to resolve the Yemeni crisis through a roadmap, which was approved by the Yemeni government but rejected by the Houthi militia. Moreover, they went 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, thereby exposing the resources of the Yemeni people to targeting and comprehensive destruction at the ports of Hodeidah, Salif, and Ras Issa, as well as Sana'a International Airport, which also included the infrastructure of power plants, factories, and other economic resources of the Yemeni people. Major General Al-Maliki also affirmed that the Coalition will respond and strike firmly and with unprecedented force to confront any attempts to target the Kingdom, its citizens, its national resources, 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