"Coalition" warns Houthis against smuggling weapons via traditional boats
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The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen warned the Houthi group, on Monday, against exploiting traditional boats to smuggle weapons, missiles, and military equipment via the sea, considering that this threatens Yemen's security as well as regional and international security, and endangers civilians.
The Coalition command said in a statement that it warns the Houthis against exploiting traditional maritime vessels of the types "Za'amiya, Houri, Jalba, and Sambuq" in smuggling operations.
It added that using these vessels to smuggle weapons, missiles, and military equipment by sea "constitutes a threat to Yemen's security as well as regional and international security, thereby endangering the lives and safety of civilians."
The Coalition command called on all owners of maritime vessels to "refrain from dealing with the terrorist Houthi militia in operations to smuggle weapons, missiles, and military equipment by sea to the Yemeni coasts."
It explained that its call comes "to preserve their lives and the safety of their property."
The statement did not include details about specific smuggling operations or the seizure of weapons shipments by sea.
The warning comes in light of continued military escalation by the Houthis against Saudi Arabia, coinciding with the intensification of battles between the group and government forces in Yemen since July 2026.
Houthi attacks during this current October focused on King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, Abha, Jazan, Najran, and Dammam, alongside oil facilities and military sites, according to Saudi statements and Houthi announcements.
Yemen has been witnessing a war since the Houthis took control of the capital Sana'a and several governorates in September 2014, before an Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia intervened in March 2015 in support of the internationally recognized Yemeni government.
