Official Spokesman for the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki al-Malki said on Tuesday that the escalation by the Houthi militia and its attempts to target Saudi Arabia, its national assets, its citizens and residents “is a dangerous escalation that confirms the hostile and irresponsible approach of this terrorist militia.”Al-Malki said in a statement that latest attack by “the terrorist Houthi militia” targeted civilian and economic sites in the cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan, and Najran.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.These resulted in injuries to 73 civilians, including women and children, noting that these attacks “constitute a blatant violation of the Kingdom’s sovereignty and a direct threat to the security and safety of its citizens and residents.”“These sinful and unjustified attacks committed by the terrorist Houthi militia deliberately harm the Kingdom’s national resources, facilities, and civilian sites, and confirm its extremist criminal behavior that rejects achieving peace and stability in Yemen and its Arab and Islamic neighbors.”Al-Malki said that the Joint Forces Command of the Coalition will take the necessary operational measures to deter the milita and confront its hositle approach. “The command will also take all necessary measures and actions to respond to the sources of the threat and neutralize its danger,” he added in a statement.Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry expressed in a statement the Kingdom’s strongest condemnation and denunciation of Houthi militia’s targeting of civilian and economic sites in Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran and the injuries that were inflicted as a result. The ministry also condemned the militia’s continued targeting of commercial vessels in the Red Sea and its threat to freedom of international maritime navigation. Saudi Arabia underscored its right to take all measures to protect its sovereignty, territory and national interests, noting that it will take any attack lightly, calling for an “immediate halt to all forms of escalation practiced by this militia,” the ministry said. Read more: UN envoy warns Houthi attacks risk wider conflict in Yemen