Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi: US and Saudi Arabia Responsible for Sanaa Airport Attack

After Saudi attacks on Sanaa Airport, senior members of Yemen’s Ansarallah movement said the response to these attacks would be “powerful and devastating.” They held the United States and Saudi Arabia responsible for the attacks and for violating humanitarian law, and stressed that the equation of “breaking the blockade” would continue. Ansarallah also referred to missile and drone attacks on Abha Airport and a military airport in Saudi Arabia’s Asir region.

• A senior member of the political office of Yemen’s Ansarallah movement said the response to the aggression against Sanaa Airport would be powerful and shocking.
• The senior Ansarallah political bureau member added that the response would not take long, and the equation of “breaking the blockade” continues regardless of any circumstances.
• Ali al-Qahoum, a member of the political office of the Ansarallah movement, stressed that Yemen’s response to Saudi Arabia would be strong and devastating and would not be delayed.
• Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a senior member of Yemen’s Ansarallah movement’s Supreme Political Council, held the United States and Saudi Arabia responsible for the aggression, blockade, and bombardment of civilian targets, including Sanaa Airport.
• Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a member of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, considered Saudi Arabia’s aggression against Sanaa Airport a direct violation of humanitarian law and a continuation of daily war crimes through the blockade and the ongoing starvation of the Yemeni people.
• Yemen’s Ansarallah political bureau announced that Saudi Arabia had bombed Sanaa Airport and tried to prevent the return of the Yemeni delegation to the country, but failed to do so.
• Al-Bukhaiti, a member of Ansarallah’s political council, stated that Yemen has the ability to target the depths of Saudi territory and its oil and gas facilities.
• Al-Bukhaiti added that the only way for Saudi Arabia to prevent an attack from Yemen is to announce an end to the aggression and lift the blockade, and that Saudi Arabia has little time.
• Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of Yemen’s Ansarallah political office, said that Yemen’s armed forces would target Saudi infrastructure.
• Some sources claimed that six Yemeni missiles were fired toward Saudi Arabia, with the missiles targeting Saudi Abha Airport.. Coverage difference: The media have mainly focused on Ansarallah’s reactions to Saudi attacks on Sanaa Airport. Some outlets, such as ISNA and the Young Journalists Club, emphasized that the response would be “powerful and shocking,” while IRNA, Fars, Jamaran, and Mashregh News used the terms “strong and devastating.” Fars and Akharin Khabar referred to Yemen’s ability to target Saudi oil and gas facilities, and a report by state broadcaster IRIB also covered the claim that six Yemeni missiles were fired at Abha Airport.