Saudi Arabia calls for practical international cooperation to deprive Houthi militia of weapons and support

- Saudi Ambassador to Yemen tells Houthi: If your thinking is a hammer, you will see everything as a nail

- The Coalition intercepts a drone and a ballistic missile launched by militias in Riyadh

- The Legitimacy thwarts Houthi terrorist attacks in Taiz, inflicting heavy losses on the coup plotters

The Saudi Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, called in Riyadh on Tuesday for practical international cooperation to deprive the Houthis of access to weapons and other forms of support. It welcomed a statement by members of the UN Security Council condemning the terrorist attacks by the militia on civilian targets, airports, and energy infrastructure in the Kingdom.

The Cabinet noted, “The developments on the regional and international fronts, and the efforts made by the Kingdom through communication and consultation with sister and friendly countries to enhance regional stability, mitigate the repercussions of conflicts and tensions on global energy security, international trade, the sustainability of supply chains, and navigation movements—all of which are shared responsibilities requiring international cooperation to prevent the global economy from facing risks that affect the entire world.”

Minister of Media Salman Al-Dosari clarified, in a statement relayed by the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) after the session, that the Cabinet “welcomed the presidential statement issued by members of the UN Security Council, which condemns the terrorist attacks by the Houthi militia on civilian targets, airports, and energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, and the continuous threats to navigation in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait. It also reaffirmed the importance of fully implementing UN Security Council Resolution 2216 and subsequent resolutions, and called for practical cooperation to prevent that terrorist group from obtaining weapons and other forms of support.”

In a related development, Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Al-Jaber said on Tuesday in a post on his official X account: “If your thinking is a hammer, you will see everything as a nail.” This is the case with the Houthi, who sees every crisis as an opportunity for escalation, every political requirement as an obstacle to his project, and the blood of Yemenis as fuel for his adventures. He fled the requirements of the national dialogue and the requirements of the roadmap, and dragged Yemen into regional conflicts that do not serve the Yemeni people or address their basic needs. Then he returned to trade in the suffering of Yemenis and accuse others of sabotaging peace.

In support of Saudi Arabia in facing Houthi attacks, the UK Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday that London would deploy fighter jets on “defensive” missions, according to the French Press Agency (AFP).

The ministry stated in a press release that these missions aim to “contribute to protecting Saudi civilians and vital national infrastructure from aerial attacks by deploying Typhoon fighter jets from the Royal Air Force,” adding that these aircraft “will not carry out any offensive strikes against the Houthis.”

In a statement to the UK Parliament, Defense Secretary Wes Streeting said, “Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters will conduct air defense operations over Saudi Arabia to help protect Saudi cities, civilian populations, and vital national infrastructure from Houthi attacks.”

He added that “these aircraft will operate under defensive missions and will not carry out offensive strikes against the Houthis,” expressing his unequivocal condemnation of the militia’s attacks and his full support for Saudi Arabia’s and the Yemeni legitimate government’s right to self-defense.

He emphasized that Britain “cannot allow international maritime navigation to be threatened or held hostage” in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab strait, clarifying that the deployment of these forces is part of supporting efforts to create conditions for reaching a political settlement to the conflict.

He also pointed to the extension of the stay of the Voyager aerial refueling aircraft in Saudi Arabia by an additional 90 days, after it was deployed in September to support the Kingdom’s air force.

On the ground, Brigadier General Turki Al-Maliki, spokesperson for the “Alliance for Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen” forces, announced on Tuesday the interception and destruction of a drone and a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia toward Riyadh. He clarified that the interception operation was carried out as part of responding to missile threats targeting the Kingdom’s territory.

In the same field context, legitimacy forces, backed by popular resistance and combat aircraft, repelled attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia across various fronts in Taiz Governorate.

Combat aircraft targeted equipment and concentrations at scattered sites, resulting in the killing and wounding of several Houthi militia fighters.