Yemen condemns Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia
The ministry called the attacks a flagrant violation of Saudi sovereignty and urged the world to cut the militias' funding and arms.
Yemen's government strongly condemned continued Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including recent ballistic missile and drone launches toward Mecca, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement issued on Friday, as relayed by the news agency of Yemen's internationally recognised government Saba (Government).
The ministry described the strikes as a clear breach of Saudi sovereignty and international law, and warned that they threaten civilians, civilian infrastructure and stability across the region.
The ministry said Yemen stands fully in solidarity with Saudi Arabia and supports all measures the kingdom takes to protect its security, sovereignty, territorial integrity, citizens and residents.
It called on the international community to take a firm position against the Houthi attacks, cut off the militias' sources of funding and weapons, and hold those responsible to account.
The ministry also described the Houthis as Iran-backed militias, a characterisation it made in the statement and which the Houthis have not been quoted rejecting in this report.
The Houthis, a movement that controls much of northern Yemen including the capital Sanaa, have been in conflict with the internationally recognised government since 2014.
A Saudi-led military coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015 to support the government, and cross-border attacks on Saudi territory have been a recurring feature of the war.
Mecca, Islam's holiest city, is located in western Saudi Arabia.
