The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced the destruction of two ballistic missile launching pads in Saada Governorate, at dawn on Saturday.
On Friday evening, Major General Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the coalition, revealed that weapons smuggling operations by the Houthi militias across the sea to Hodeidah Governorate had been thwarted.
Major General Al-Maliki posted a video targeting the Houthis’ arms smuggling operations, through his account on the “X” platform, and said: “We strike them on the ground... We drown them in the sea.”
The UN Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the continuing and escalating Houthi attacks targeting Saudi Arabia, including those that targeted civil aviation and energy infrastructure, resulting in the killing of civilians and the injury of others.
In a statement on Thursday, members of the Security Council expressed their solidarity with Saudi Arabia in the face of attacks targeting civilians and civilian objects on its territory, affirming its inherent right to self-defense in accordance with international law.
The statement called on the Houthis to immediately stop their military escalation and attacks targeting civilians and civilian objects, reiterating the Security Council’s support for the Yemeni government and the strong commitment of its members to Yemen’s unity, sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.
Yesterday, Saudi Arabia welcomed the UN Security Council statement condemning the continuing and escalating Houthi attacks against it, including those that targeted civilian objects, airports, and energy infrastructure, and the continuing threats to navigation in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted Saudi Arabia’s emphasis on the importance of the contents of the statement, including the emphasis on the necessity of full implementation of Security Council resolutions, and the call for practical cooperation to prevent the Houthis from obtaining weapons and other forms of support.
Saudi air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile towards Yanbu Governorate, two winged cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and 3 drones in the southern region and Riyadh, according to what the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen reported on Friday evening.
In Yemen, the armed forces announced that they repelled a Houthi attack in Taiz that lasted about 12 hours, and broke other attacks in Al-Dabab, Al-Aqroud, and Al-Shaqab, in conjunction with confrontations on the Al-Mudaraba and Al-Waziyah fronts in Lahj Governorate.
Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif confirmed that relations with Saudi Arabia have witnessed remarkable development in recent years, noting that the two countries have always stood by each other.
On Friday, Shahbaz Sharif, at the Prime Minister’s Office in Islamabad, received the Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr. Rajeh Al-Baqami, on the occasion of assuming his new diplomatic duties, reiterating Islamabad’s keenness to strengthen institutional cooperation mechanisms and develop bilateral partnership in various fields.
The Pakistani Prime Minister explained that the “Joint Strategic Defense Agreement” and the “Mecca Defense Alliance” represent two historical milestones in the established fraternal relations between the two countries, and reflect their commitment to supporting regional peace and security.
Shahbaz Sharif renewed his country's government and people's support for the Kingdom and its people, expressing his appreciation for the continued economic and financial support provided by the Saudi leadership to Pakistan.
In turn, Ambassador Al-Baqmi appreciated Pakistan's brotherly stances towards Saudi Arabia, stressing the depth of the established strategic relations between the two countries, and his keenness to seek to strengthen them in various fields.
For his part, Shahbaz Sharif stressed the readiness of the Pakistani government to provide all aspects of support and cooperation, which contributes to strengthening fraternal relations between the two countries.
