Ansarullah Spokesman Warns Saudi Strike on Sana’a Airport ‘Will Not Go Unanswered’

Ansarullah spokesman and head of Yemen’s National Delegation, Mohammed Abdulsalam, said the Saudi attack on Sana’a International Airport “will not go unanswered,” holding Riyadh fully responsible for the consequences of its aggression.

In a statement issued on Monday, Abdulsalam said Saudi warplanes carried out multiple airstrikes on Sana’a International Airport “without any justification,” describing the attack as a blatant violation of Yemen’s sovereignty and a serious breach of the 2022 truce.

He said the strike constituted “a direct Saudi military aggression” against a sovereign civilian facility and represented a continuation of Saudi Arabia’s aggression that began with the bombing of the same airport in 2015.

Abdulsalam argued that the attack demonstrated Riyadh’s responsibility for the blockade imposed on Yemen, accusing the Saudi government of rejecting peace and seeking to keep Yemen subordinate and deprived of independent decision-making and sovereignty.

He added that since the 2022 truce, Yemen had repeatedly urged Saudi Arabia to implement the agreed roadmap, accusing Riyadh of delaying its implementation, refusing to restore operations at Sana’a International Airport, and failing to fulfill its obligations under the peace process.

Concluding his statement, Abdulsalam warned that Saudi Arabia would bear full responsibility for the renewed aggression, stressing that the attack “will not go unanswered.” He described defending Yemen, its people, and its sovereignty as a legitimate right under Islamic law and international law.

The statement follows Saudi airstrikes on Sana’a International Airport, which mark the collapse of the de-escalation phase that began under the UN-mediated truce in 2022. Although the truce significantly reduced cross-border hostilities, Yemeni authorities have repeatedly accused Saudi Arabia of maintaining the blockade, restricting flights through Sana’a Airport, and delaying implementation of a negotiated roadmap that includes humanitarian and economic measures.

The airstrikes come amid rising friction in Yemeni airspace. Prior to this incident, Yemeni Air Defense systems had intercepted a formation of Saudi fighter jets. The Saudi aircraft violated Yemeni provincial airspace in an attempt to prevent an Iranian civilian aircraft—carrying over 200 stranded citizens, wounded, and sick passengers—from landing at Sana’a International Airport.