Moroccan pilot to be treated as Saudi martyr; Houthi arms depot hit

JEDDAH: Saudi-led airstrikes hit Sanaa on Tuesday, targeting arms depots belonging to Houthis and militias allied to deposed President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
The strikes also targeted the palace of the former leader’s son, Ahmad Ali Saleh, Al Arabiya News reported.
The strikes are the first to hit the capital after a five-day cease-fire ended late on Sunday, although military operations resumed earlier on Monday in northern Saada province and in the southern city of Aden.
Meanwhile, coalition forces announced the arrival of the body of Moroccan pilot Yaseen Bahathi, killed in action, in Rabat on Tuesday. His fighter plane crashed on the battlefield after completing his assignment in a sortie over an enemy target on May 10.
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, said the pilot would receive the same treatment given to a Saudi martyr.
Saudi land forces have strongly responded to rockets fired by Houthi militias from across the border in Jazan. Tribal chiefs said they were taking precautionary measures as instructed by security forces and life was going on as normal in the region.