Yemen Issue Raised at Air Chiefs Conference
Operation Restore Hope has attracted unprecedented criticism from humanitarian agencies for indiscriminate targeting of civilians and refugees.

Senior Emirati leaders have hit back at criticism of Operation Restore Hope, the Saudi-led coalition of Arab air forces that have been attacking what they describe as rebel Al Houthi forces in Yemen. The operation has attracted unprecedented criticism from humanitarian agencies—and in a report commissioned by the United Nations Security Council—for indiscriminate targeting of civilians and refugees. There has also been renewed speculation that the coalition will soon launch an offensive on the rebel-controlled port of Hodeida. It has been the conduit for Iran's supply of weapons to the Houthis, including the ballistic missile that was fired at Riyadh last week. But Hodeida also handles relief supplies for a Yemeni population that faces disease and famine on a huge scale, according to relief agencies.