The Yemeni government launched Operation "Yemen Dawn", Saudi Arabia led the coalition air strikes on the Houthi armed forces, and the Houthi armed forces retaliated by attacking multiple targets in Saudi Arabia

China News Service, Beijing, October 6. Comprehensive news: On the 5th local time, the Yemeni government announced the launch of Operation "Yemen Dawn". The multinational coalition led by Saudi Arabia dispatched fighter jets to attack Houthi armed targets that day, and the Yemeni government forces advanced towards the Red Sea coast. In response, the Houthis attacked multiple targets in Saudi Arabia on the same day and warned international airlines to stop flying over Saudi airspace.

According to the Saba News Agency controlled by the Yemeni government, Rashad Alimi, chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, announced the launch of Operation "Yemen Dawn" on the 5th, aiming to restore the operation of state institutions, liberate Sanaa, and end the Houthi armed rebellion in Yemen.

Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led multinational coalition, announced on social media on the 5th that the multinational coalition dispatched 100 fighter jets to participate in the "Yemen Dawn" operation in the early morning of that day, destroying 324 high-value targets. However, the spokesman did not mention which countries participated in the operation that day.

Reuters quoted a source from the Yemeni government as saying that with the support of large-scale Saudi air strikes, Yemeni government forces arrived on the outskirts of the city of Mocha on the Red Sea coast on the evening of the 5th, and Houthi armed personnel were retreating to the mountains.

Yemen's Houthi armed forces military spokesman Yahya Saraya issued a statement on the 5th saying that they attacked multiple important targets in Saudi Arabia, including King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, an oil refinery in the Red Sea coastal city of Rabigh, Abha International Airport, King Khalid Air Base and the Al Qifa military camp in the southwestern Asir province.

The statement stated that the above actions were in response to Saudi Arabia launching 60 air and missile attacks on Yemen in the past 24 hours.

The Houthis also warned all international airlines using Saudi airspace to immediately stop flying, saying that except for Mecca and Medina, Saudi airspace has become their "operational area."

The escalating conflict has also prompted Saudi allies to take action. According to the Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey held an emergency meeting of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee of the "Mecca Defense Alliance" in Riyadh on the 5th and agreed to quickly deploy military forces to Saudi Arabia in accordance with the "Mecca Mutual Defense Agreement" signed by the three countries.

The agreement, signed in August this year, stipulates that any armed attack against any one of the three countries will be regarded as an attack against all three countries.

The International Organization for Migration stated on the 5th that fierce fighting in Yemen alone caused the displacement of more than 184,000 people from August 1 to October 4, most of which occurred since early September.

Pope, Director-General of the International Organization for Migration, called on the international community to take more urgent measures to ensure that all affected people have access to humanitarian assistance. (over)