With regard to the statement of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial summary or arbitrary executions, that on (25/12/2017) an airstrikes targeted the house of the (Egyptian Memorial) guard in (Asr) area, west of the capital (Sana'a), killing (11) civilians and injuring (4) others, the house of the guard was destroyed and the memorial was partially damaged. The JIAT vetted the incident, and reviewed all documents, including procedures and rules of engagement, daily mission schedule, after mission report, video recordings of the mission, satellite images, provisions and principles of International Humanitarian Law and its customary rules, and assessment of evidences, JIAT found that intelligence information was received stating the presence of (armed elements belonging to Al-Houthi armed militia and gatherings) for the purpose of safe guarding a meeting of Houthi leaders, in a building at the (Egyptian Memorial) site, in (Asr) area of ??the capital (Sana'a), the ground sources at the target site confirmed that information, which is considered to be a legitimate military target that the destruction of it would achieve a military advantage based on Article (52) paragraph (2) of the First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions, and customary rule (8) of the customary International Humanitarian Law. By surveillance and reconnaissance operations prior to the execution of the targeting, the verification degrees were achieved, as large numbers of armed elements and armed vehicles were observed at the memorial site, for effective contribution to military operations, based on customary rule (16) of the customary International Humanitarian Law. The legal protection of the civilian objects were lost due to the presence of prominent Houthi leaders, and the presence of armed vehicle elements, and the gathering of members of Al-Houthi armed militia inside the memorial site, in accordance with Article (52), paragraph (3) of the First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions. At (7:23) am on Monday (25/11/2017), Coalition Forces conducted an aerial mission on Houthi commanders, armed vehicle crews, and members of Al-Houthi armed militia gathered inside the memorial site, in (Asr) area of the capital (Sana'a) using guided bombs that hit their targets, and achieved the desired military advantage. By studying the planning phase of the air operation, the intelligence and operational procedures and mission video, JIAT found that Coalition Forces took possible precautions to avoid causing losses or accidental damages to civilian objects near the target site, by the use of reconnaissance operations and ground sources, to insure the absence of civilians within the bombs affective point of impact, and by the use of proportionate guided bombs, based on article (57) of First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions and customary rules (15 and 17) of the customary International Humanitarian Law. In light of that, JIAT found that the procedures taken by Coalition Forces in dealing with the legitimate military targets (inside the Egyptian Memorial site) were correct and in accordance with the International Humanitarian Law and its customary rules, and sees for humanitarian reasons that the Coalition States to provide assistance for the collateral damages that happened inside the Egyptian Memorial site. --SPA 19:51 LOCAL TIME 16:51 GMT 0035 www.spa.gov.sa/w1230505