A Saudi-led coalition supporting the Yemeni authorities introduced that its warplanes bombed weapons and navy tools within the port of Mukalla, southern Yemen. The tools had arrived on two Emirati ships that had departed from the port of Fujairah within the UAE and docked in Mukalla.
In line with an announcement carried by the official Saudi Press Company, quoting the coalition’s spokesperson, Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki: “On Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 27–28, 2025, two ships arriving from the port of Fujairah entered the port of Mukalla with out acquiring official permits from the Joint Forces Command of the coalition.”
“The crews of the 2 ships disabled their monitoring techniques and unloaded a big amount of weapons and armored automobiles to help the Southern Transitional Council forces within the japanese Yemeni governorates of Hadramawt and Al-Mahra, with the purpose of escalating the battle. This constitutes a transparent violation of the ceasefire settlement and the efforts to achieve a peaceable answer, in addition to a violation of UN Safety Council Decision 2216 (2015).”
Al-Maliki mentioned the operation adopted a request from the chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Management Council for the coalition to take obligatory navy steps to guard civilians in Hadramawt and al-Mahra. He mentioned the weapons posed a rising risk to safety and stability, prompting coalition air forces to behave.
“Primarily based on the request of the chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Management Council to the coalition forces to take all obligatory navy measures to guard civilians within the governorates of Hadramawt and al-Mahra,” al-Maliki mentioned, the coalition carried out “a restricted navy operation” focusing on weapons and fight automobiles unloaded from the 2 ships on the port of Mukalla.
He added that the strike was carried out solely after the unloading was documented and mentioned the operation complied with worldwide humanitarian legislation.
The assertion continued with Al-Maliki saying the coalition stays centered on reducing tensions and sustaining calm in Hadramawt and al-Mahra, whereas stopping any overseas navy help to Yemeni factions with out coordination with the internationally acknowledged authorities and the coalition, including that the aim is “making certain the success of the Kingdom and the coalition’s efforts to realize safety and stability and stop the battle from escalating.”
