Overview
- Coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki warned that any separatist moves undermining de-escalation would be met directly to protect civilians.
- Khalid bin Salman urged the STC to withdraw peacefully from two eastern governorates and transfer camps to National Shield Forces and local authorities.
- Riyadh said the warning airstrikes in Hadramawt were conducted at the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council’s request to enforce a pullback and restore government control.
- Yemen’s PLC chairman Rashad al-Alimi welcomed the coalition’s swift action after the STC seized broad areas, as the government asked for all necessary measures to protect civilians.
- The STC said its deployments target militant threats and that strikes will not deter southern demands, while a Yemeni official reported 15,000 Saudi-aligned fighters massed near the border without orders and the United States called for restraint.