Today, Saturday, the Yemeni government called for a clear and deterrent international position to stop the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, while the US State Department said that "the US special envoy for Yemen, Tim Lenderking, started a tour from Jordan that will also lead him to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman."
The ministry added in a statement that the US envoy will meet with representatives from the Yemeni government, civil society and senior officials in the region.
The statement noted that Linderking's efforts remain focused on providing immediate relief to the Yemeni people and advancing the UN-led peace process.
In turn, the Yemeni Foreign Ministry condemned what it called the desperate attempts of the Iranian-backed Houthi militia to threaten the security of Saudi Arabia, and to continue its aggressive attacks on civilian areas, objects and public property.
In a statement, the Yemeni Foreign Ministry called for taking a clear and deterrent position from the international community, to stop these deliberate and systematic aggressive acts and to hold the perpetrators accountable.
She also made it clear that such aggressive acts amount to a war crime, which calls for taking all necessary measures to protect Saudi Arabia's security, stability and territorial integrity.
On Friday and Saturday, the Arab coalition announced - in two separate statements - that 10 civilians were injured as a result of a Houthi projectile through a drone that fell on King Abdullah Airport in Jazan city (southwest of Saudi Arabia).
In another statement, he also stated, "the interception and destruction of a second booby-trapped drone that tried to target civilians at the airport," and provided pictures of the remains of the wreckage of the booby-trapped march destroyed by Saudi air defenses.
So far, the Houthi group has not issued any comment on the matter, but it usually announces the targeting of Saudi airports.
The Houthis used to launch ballistic missiles, drones and projectiles at Saudi areas, in return for repeated announcements by the Arab coalition led by the Kingdom in Yemen to thwart these attacks, while some of them left civilian casualties.
Yemen has been witnessing a war for nearly 7 years, which has claimed more than 233,000 lives, and 80% of the population - numbering about 30 million people - has become dependent on support and aid, in the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, according to the United Nations.
The conflict has had regional spillovers since March 2015, as a coalition led by neighboring Saudi Arabia has been carrying out military operations in support of government forces, in the face of the Iranian-backed Houthis, who control several governorates, including the capital, Sanaa.