The Saudis confirmed that the multinational coalition was fighting against Yemeni Al-Houthi forces

ON 25 JULY, THE OFFICIAL SPOKESMAN OF THE SAUDI-LED MULTINATIONAL COALITION FORCES, MAJOR GENERAL TURKI AL-MALIKI, STATED TODAY (25 JULY), THAT THE MILITARY OPERATIONS OF THE COALITION FORCES WERE AIMED AT THE AL-HOUTHI MILITARY TARGETS, WHICH WERE LINKED TO THE THREAT TO RED SEA SHIPPING. MAJOR GENERAL AL-MALIKI STATED THAT THE PORT OF HODEIDA IN YEMEN HAD NOT BEEN ATTACKED AND THAT ALL YEMENI PORTS, INCLUDING HODEIDA, LAS ISA AND SALIF, WERE OPEN TO MARITIME NAVIGATION AND WERE OPERATING NORMALLY TO RECEIVE MERCHANT VESSELS CARRYING FOOD, GOODS, FUEL AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. FLIGHTS TO YEMENI AIRPORTS ARE ALSO OPERATIONAL. THE AL-HOUTHI FORCES CONTINUE TO REFUSE TO ALLOW FLIGHTS TO TAKE OFF FROM SANA ' A INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND PERSIST IN THEIR SIEGE OF THE YEMENI PEOPLE. MAJOR GENERAL AL-MALIKI REITERATED THAT THE MULTINATIONAL COALITION COMMAND WOULD CONTINUE TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY OPERATIONAL MEASURES TO PROTECT ITS VESSELS AND PRESERVE SAUDI ARABIAN INTERESTS AND NATIONAL ASSETS. HE STRESSED THAT IF THE AL-HOUTHI FORCES CONTINUED TO ENGAGE IN HOSTILITIES, THE COALITION FORCES WOULD RESPOND RESOLUTELY AND DIRECTLY. (CCTV INTERNATIONAL TIMES)