Colonel Al-Maliki said that the Yemeni National Army with the support of the coalition forces freed many points, Karsh, Alrahibah, Makha, Haif, Aljurahi, Al-Makha and the city of Meihi and is preparing to advance south in the direction of Hodeidah. On the death of the second man in the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia, Colonel al-Maliki said that the head of a terrorist group and a criminal gang responsible for the killing of thousands of Yemeni citizens inside Yemen and responsible for the suffering of millions of Yemenis and responsible for firing ballistic missiles, incitement against neighboring countries, the killing of civilians, the targeting of maritime navigation and threatening global security, and this is the inevitable end of any terrorist in the world. Al-Maliki pointed out that the coalition of supporting the legitimacy in Yemen applies the highest, special targeting standards and takes all measures in terms of protecting civilians from harm and collateral errors in wars, noting that there is a rate or margin of errors or collateral damage in the war, and a statement will be issued by the coalition on what was stated in some media about targeting a wedding ceremony, stressing that the investigations are still ongoing and will be announced soon. Al-Maliki said: "Cases are many in Yemen and that does not mean that the coalition is responsible as a claim for this incident and the results will be announced openly and transparently, but we should not forget that the Houthi militias are responsible for the targeting of some marriages, as happened in the past period which witnessed the militia's targeting of a wedding ceremony and its attempt to charge the coalition of supporting legitimacy in Yemen with the accusations. The coalition takes all measures to minimize collateral damage and the results will be announced in a neutral, frank and transparent manner within the next 72 hours. With regard to the Houthis' vowing to respond to the coalition countries in general and the Kingdom in particular, Colonel al-Maliki said that any escalation by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia can only accelerate their end. Colonel al-Maliki said that the seized 19 vessels were announced and contacts were made with some UN organizations. There should be procedures according to the principles of the United Nations in declaring the Houthi militia's obstruction of this assistance for the Yemeni people, pointing out that now there are efforts being made through these organizations to move these ships to the port of Hodeidah. --SPA 02:01 LOCAL TIME 23:01 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w677464