RIYADH — The Arab Coalition said on Saturday that the Iran-backed Houthis continue to violate international navigation in the Red Sea.

The Coalition said in a press briefing headed by the Arab Coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki that the militia violated international laws with piracy and kidnappings in international waters.

He stressed that the ships that were subjected to Houthi piracy attacks were planned by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, presenting a set of evidence including photos and videos.

Al-Maliki said the Houthis launched 432 ballistic missiles from Yemen’s Hodeidah port, in addition to 100 booby-trapped boats to target navigation in the Red Sea.

He said the Arab Coalition had reported 13 violations against commercial ships by Houthi militia from Hodeidah, pointing to the destruction of dozens of mines planted by the militia in the Red Sea.

Meanwhile, the Coalition reported that the militias planned to attack and hijack the Emirati-flagged Rawabi ship in international waters, adding that the ship was carrying aid for those affected by the cyclones on the island of Socotra.

The Arab Coalition said during a video presentation that the Houthis attacked the oil tanker Rabigh 3 in the south of the Red Sea, and targeted the Saudi oil tanker Abaqiq in the Red Sea as well.

Al-Maliki said the Houthi violations represent the Iranian threats to international navigation. — SG