The Saudi-Emirati coalition in Yemen announced the interception and shooting down of two unmanned aircraft launched by the Houthis towards Saudi Arabia.
The coalition spokesman, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, said that the Houthis launched the two planes towards the city of Khamis Mushait in the Asir region, southwest of Saudi Arabia.
Al-Maliki added that the Houthis continue to violate international humanitarian law by launching drones and deliberately targeting civilians as well as population gatherings, as he put it.
He pointed out that what the Houthi group had done was an affirmation of its rejection of the ceasefire initiative announced by the coalition that began on April 9, he said.
There was no immediate comment from the Houthis on their responsibility for launching the two rallies, but the group had previously accused the coalition of escalating the military and carrying out dozens of air strikes on areas of Yemen since it declared a unilateral ceasefire.