Photo taken on Dec. 21, 2021 shows a destroyed building inside the Sanaa International Airport in Yemen. The Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen on Monday launched airstrikes on the Sanaa International Airport held by the Yemeni Houthi rebels, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)
RIYADH, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen on Monday launched airstrikes on the Sanaa International Airport held by the Yemeni Houthi rebels, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The coalition said the operation was a response to threats to use the Yemeni capital's airport to launch attacks, according to SPA.
The airstrikes were precise and limited to eligible military targets, and carried out under the international law, the coalition added.
The coalition also asked civilians and representatives of the United Nations and humanitarian organizations to evacuate the airport.
The Saudi-led coalition attacks regularly the Houthi military targets to deter the militia from launching drone and missile attacks against cities in Saudi Arabia, mainly the border ones.
The coalition intervened in the war against the Houthis in 2015 to support Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Enditem
A health worker is pictured at a destroyed health center inside the Sanaa International Airport in Yemen on Dec. 21, 2021. The Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen on Monday launched airstrikes on the Sanaa International Airport held by the Yemeni Houthi rebels, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)
A damaged passenger jet is seen on the tarmac of the Sanaa International Airport in Yemen on Dec. 21, 2021. The Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen on Monday launched airstrikes on the Sanaa International Airport held by the Yemeni Houthi rebels, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)
People stand on the debris of a destroyed building inside the Sanaa International Airport in Yemen on Dec. 21, 2021. The Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen on Monday launched airstrikes on the Sanaa International Airport held by the Yemeni Houthi rebels, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Dec. 21, 2021 shows a destroyed warehouse inside the Sanaa International Airport in Yemen. The Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen on Monday launched airstrikes on the Sanaa International Airport held by the Yemeni Houthi rebels, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Dec. 21, 2021 shows a destroyed warehouse inside the Sanaa International Airport in Yemen. The Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen on Monday launched airstrikes on the Sanaa International Airport held by the Yemeni Houthi rebels, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)
