Coalition Forces spokesperson Major General Turki Al-Maliki announced that “on Saturday and Sunday, two ships arriving from the port of Fujairah entered the port of Mukalla without obtaining official permits from the Coalition’s Joint Forces Command,” according to the SPA news agency.

He added that “the crews of the two vessels disabled their tracking systems and offloaded a substantial quantity of weapons and combat vehicles to support the Southern Transitional Council forces in Yemen’s eastern provinces, including Hadhramaut and Al-Mahrah.

This action aims to escalate the conflict, representing a clear violation of the enforced calm and undermining efforts toward a peaceful resolution. It also constitutes a breach of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216 of 2015.”

The official spokesperson for the Coalition Forces, Major General Turki Al-Maliki (SPA).

SPA added that Al-Maliki explained: “Following a request from the President of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council for the Coalition Forces to take all necessary military measures to protect civilians in Hadhramaut and Al-Mahrah, and given the threat posed by these weapons in terms of escalating the conflict and creating insecurity, the Coalition Air Forces carried out a limited military operation today.

The operation targeted the weapons and combat vehicles unloaded from the ships at Mukalla port. The situation was carefully documented prior to the strike, which was executed in full accordance with international humanitarian law and its customary rules, ensuring that no collateral damage occurred.”

Al-Maliki also reaffirmed “the Coalition’s ongoing leadership in de-escalating tensions and maintaining calm in the provinces of Hadhramaut and Al-Mahrah. The Coalition is committed to preventing any military support from any country to any Yemeni entity without coordination with the legitimate Yemeni government and the Coalition.

These efforts aim to build on the initiatives of the Kingdom and the Coalition to achieve security and stability while preventing the further expansion of the conflict.”