Tarek al-Maliki says coalition naval forces carried out military operation in Hodeidah province

Coalition naval forces conducted a military operation in Hodeidah province, Tarek al-Maliki said. He told Independent Farsi that, in the action, “legitimate military targets belonging to Houthi militias” were destroyed and “planned imminent attacks on waterways south of the Red Sea were foiled.” Al-Maliki said the operation was intended to “protect navigation security in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait” and added that arms depots, bases for explosive boats and naval mines were destroyed.