>>497475Statement by the Yemeni Armed Forces regarding the warning to the Saudi enemy that any further attempt to violate Yemeni airspace or carry out aggression against our country will be met with a comprehensive response targeting its airports and vital interests on land and at sea – 3 July 2026
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
> "And whoever defends himself after having been wronged—for such there is no blame." (Qur'an 42:41)God Almighty has spoken the truth.
This Friday morning, at 5:20 a.m., a formation of Saudi enemy warplanes violated the airspace of Yemeni provinces as part of an attempt to prevent an Iranian civilian aircraft carrying more than 200 Yemeni citizens—including stranded civilians, wounded individuals, and patients—from landing at Sana'a International Airport, which, together with Yemen as a whole, has been subjected to what is described here as an unjust blockade for nearly eleven years.
However, by the grace of God, this attempt failed after the Yemeni Armed Forces confronted it by launching a number of air defense missiles, compelling the aircraft to leave Yemeni airspace.
Accordingly, the Yemeni Armed Forces affirm the following:
First: We warn the criminal Saudi enemy against repeating any attempt to violate Yemeni airspace or carry out aggression against our country. Such actions will be met with a comprehensive response targeting its airports and vital interests on land and at sea.
Second: We will not accept the continuation of what is described here as the unjust Saudi-American blockade imposed on our country indefinitely, and we will take all legitimate measures to bring this blockade to an end.
Third: We call upon our honorable people to continue the general mobilization and maintain combat readiness in response to the call of the leader, Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi.
Fourth: We affirm the readiness of the Armed Forces, in all their formations, to implement any decisions taken by the leader. Our forces stand ready to carry out his directives within the framework of ending the Saudi-American blockade on our people and expelling the occupiers.
Finally, we stress the necessity of ending the blockade and external control imposed on Sana'a International Airport. We express our appreciation for the position of the Islamic Republic of Iran in taking the initiative to break the blockade by transporting patients, stranded civilians, and the official and popular delegation participating in the funeral of the late Sayyid Ali Khamenei. We also affirm the continuation of flights between Sana'a and Tehran, God willing, as part of efforts to end the blockade and alleviate the suffering of our oppressed Yemeni people, regardless of the consequences or repercussions.
God is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs; the best Protector and the best Helper.
Long live Yemen, free, proud, and independent.
Victory to Yemen and to all the free people of the nation.
Sana'a
18 Muharram 1448 AH
Corresponding to 3 July 2026
Issued by the Yemeni Armed Forces