Riyadh, July 04 (QNA) – The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said Saturday that it would respond firmly and with “unprecedented force” to any attempt to target the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, its citizens, national assets, or Yemen’s sovereignty.

In a statement, the coalition’s command said recent remarks by the Houthi group against Saudi Arabia were an attempt to divert attention away from their grave violations against the Yemeni people.

The statement added that the remarks also reflected an attempt by the Houthis to export the economic hardships and humanitarian suffering they have inflicted on the Yemeni people to the wider region and neighboring countries, while covering up the tribal and societal rejection they face.

Brig. Gen. Turki Al Maliki, the coalition’s official spokesperson, said the remarks were a continuation of the Houthis’ escalation and hostile conduct, as well as their attempts to undermine regional and international security.

Al Maliki stressed that the coalition would respond and strike with firmness and unprecedented force to counter any attempts to target Saudi Arabia, its citizens, or its national assets, or to violate the sovereignty of the Republic of Yemen, in accordance with international humanitarian law and customary international humanitarian law. (QNA)