JEDDAH — The Saudi-led Arab Coalition forces supporting legitimacy in Yemen on Thursday declared the interception and destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched deliberately and systematically by the "terrorist" Houthi militias" to target residential areas in the southern Saudi city of Khamis Mushait.

"Houthi militias' attempts to target civilians and residential areas are barbaric and futile," Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted the Coalition as saying on Twitter.

The Coalition said it takes all necessary operational measures to deal with the sources of threats to protect civilians and the residential areas from the hostile assaults, in line with international humanitarian law and its norms, according to the agency.

Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has strongly condemned and denounced the terrorist Houthi militia's systematic attempts to target civilians and civilian sites in Saudi Arabia’s city of Khamis Mushait with an explosive-laden drone, which was intercepted and destroyed by the Coalition forces.

In a statement released by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the UAE said the continuous terrorist attacks by the Houthi militia reflect its blatant disregard for the international community and all international laws and norms.

The UAE Ministry also urged the international community to take an immediate and decisive stance to stop these recurrent acts, which target critical infrastructure and threaten the security and stability of the Kingdom, as well as global energy supplies.

It stressed that the continued threat of these attacks in recent days is a grave escalation that represents new evidence of this militia's attempts to undermine security and stability in the region.

It also renewed the UAE's full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against these terrorist acts and its unwavering commitment to opposing any threat to its security and stability, confirming its support for any measures the Kingdom may take to preserve the safety of its citizens and residents.

"The security of the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is indivisible, and any threat facing the Kingdom is considered a threat to the UAE's security and stability," the ministry concluded.

In Jeddah, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-General Dr. Yousef Bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen expressed his strong condemnation and denunciation of the attempt carried out by Houthi terrorist militia to target innocent civilians in the city of Khamis Mushait with a booby-trapped drone, as the Saudi air defenses were able to intercept and destroy it before hitting its target.

In a statement today, the OIC he stressed that the organization also condemns those who stand behind Houthi militia and provide it with money and weapons.

"The OIC supports all measures taken by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to maintain its security and stability and the safety of citizens and residents on its territories." Dr. Al-Othaimeen reiterated. — SPA