Saudi Regime Intensifies Airstrikes on Yemen, Launches 37 Attacks
Saudi F-15 fighter jets conducted 37 airstrikes on civilian areas in Yemen’s Taiz and Hajjah provinces over the past 24 hours, killing and injuring several civilians, Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Yahya Saree said.
Saree said Saudi warplanes launched 37 strikes on various areas in the two provinces over a 24-hour period after taking off from Khamis Mushait air base.
The spokesman said the attacks caused additional civilian casualties in Yemen.
Meanwhile, Ansarullah leader Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said Saudi Arabia continues its aggression and blockade of Yemen under U.S. supervision and amid Israeli encouragement, emphasizing that the Yemeni people remain determined to resist the prolonged campaign against their country.
The statement praised Almighty God for what it described as major victories for the nation in confronting Saudi aggression.
The gains were achieved with God’s help and in support of the people’s legitimate cause.
The statement said the people continue to face enemy attacks and an unjust siege, as the war and blockade enter their 12th year. It accused Saudi Arabia of conducting the campaign under U.S. supervision and with encouragement from Israel.
Al-Houthi said Saudi Arabia had continued efforts to drive Yemen toward collapse and despair, including during the period of “de-escalation.”
He stressed that Yemen had never initiated the war and remained in a state of “defense,” asserting that the latest escalation began with Saudi airstrikes on Sanaa airport, which he said had no legitimate justification.
Al-Houthi accused Saudi Arabia of ignoring civilian lives during the 12-year conflict, alleging that its forces had struck markets, homes, hospitals and schools, killing thousands of Yemeni women and children.
He said Saudi leaders see weakening, subjugating and suppressing the Yemeni people as essential to preserving their authority and advancing their ambitions, including through restrictions on freedom, disruption of security and the fomenting of divisions.
The Ansarullah leader said the Yemeni people had rejected surrendering their rights and continued to resist the aggression, emphasizing that their attacks targeted only Saudi military bases and oil facilities.
Al-Houthi dismissed Saudi accusations that Yemen had targeted Mecca as “a very big, ugly and heinous lie,” saying the allegation had been repeatedly circulated in an effort to make it appear credible.
He also accused Saudi Arabia of pursuing a direct war that could draw all regional parties into the conflict.
Al-Houthi urged Muslim nations to oppose what he described as Saudi Arabia’s exploitation of Mecca to support its campaign against the Yemeni people.
