The Saudi-led Arab coalition in Yemen announced - at dawn on Saturday - that it had intercepted two drones in Yemeni airspace, a day after the interception of 9 booby-trapped drones launched by the Houthi group towards Saudi Arabia. The coalition also accused the Houthis of using protected sites.
Early on Saturday morning, the coalition confirmed that two drones were intercepted and destroyed in Yemeni airspace, which were launched towards Saudi Arabia.
The coalition called on civilians not to approach any site or oil facility in Hodeidah, and said, "We will deal directly with the sources of threat and will spare civilian and oil installations collateral damage."
Hours ago, the coalition considered in a statement that the organizations' silence about attacking civilians using protected sites puts them in front of a moral responsibility, adding, "The Houthis must respect international law and stop the escalation by using sites with special protection."
The coalition also said, "We are monitoring suspicious activity and movements to launch hostile attacks from Sana'a International Airport."
Yesterday, the coalition reported that the Saudi defenses destroyed 9 booby-trapped drones that were launched towards the southern region at dawn on Friday, considering that "the continuation of Houthi hostilities threatens regional and international security."
The coalition said that it supports the Gulf and international position for the success of the Yemeni consultations, while "the Houthis are seeking to thwart them."
He pointed out that all hostile attempts to target the southern, central and eastern regions have been thwarted, while the Houthi group has not commented so far regarding the statement.
The Houthis used to launch ballistic missiles, drones and projectiles at Saudi regions, in exchange for repeated announcements by the Arab coalition - led by the Kingdom in Yemen - that these attacks were thwarted, while some of them left civilian casualties.
Yemen has been witnessing for nearly 7 years a continuous war between the pro-government forces backed by an Arab military alliance led by the neighboring Saudi Arabia, and the Iranian-backed Houthis, who have controlled several governorates, including the capital, Sanaa, since September 2014.