Saudi state tv quoted a coalition assertion on Thursday as saying that the Saudi-led coalition preventing in Yemen destroyed an explosives-laden boat within the southern Red Sea earlier than launching the assault.
The coalition later mentioned that the Iran-aligned Houthi group was utilizing a playground referred to as Al Thawra, situated north of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, to retailer weapons. This gave the group six hours to take away them.
After the 2300 GMT deadline, the Saudi-led coalition attacked a camp to which weapons have been transferred in Sanaa, it mentioned in an announcement on Friday.
“The Houthis transferred qualitative weapons to the Tshrefat camp inside the coalition’s deadline. “We destroyed nine weapons storage areas following the transfer of weapons to the camp,” the coalition mentioned in an announcement.
Friday’s blast shook Sanaa, in line with residents, on account of assaults by the Saudi-led coalition, and mentioned the assaults hit a camp in Al-Zubairi Street within the middle of Sanaa.
“If an international committee finds any drones or missiles in Al Thawra, we will hand them over directly to the United Nations, but if nothing is found, the coalition must stop its attacks permanently,” mentioned the Houthi Supreme Revolutionary Committee. The chief, Mohammed Ali Al-Huthi, mentioned on Twitter.
The Houthis have repeatedly launched cross-border drone and missile assaults on Saudi Arabia for the reason that coalition’s intervention in Yemen in March 2015 following the elimination of the Saudi-backed authorities from Sanaa.
The coalition has intensified assaults on the Yemeni capital over the previous month, accusing the group of storing weapons in civilian buildings.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
