Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted the coalition spokesperson Brigadier General Turki Al Malki as saying "The Coalition has exercised during past months utmost restraint in face of the gross humanitarian violations and deliberate, systematic, hostile, brutal attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi militia, in support of UN efforts and initiatives to reach a sustainable and comprehensive political resolution in Yemen."
The military operation was conducted in line with the customary International Humanitarian Law, and took into account preventative measures to spare civilians any collateral damage, he added.