The Yemeni Armed Forces’ operation targeting Saudi military concentrations was preceded by precise intelligence gathering that enabled a "powerful, accurate, and highly focused strike," a senior military source stated.

In remarks to Al Mayadeen, the source said the YAF’s preemptive strike caught the “Saudi enemy” by surprise, leaving it in a state of shock, confusion, and disarray.

They also stressed that Saudi Arabia had issued strict orders to withhold the names and numbers of those killed in the operation in an effort to preserve the morale of its “collapsing forces".

The preemptive strike thwarted the Saudi-planned ground offensive

According to the source, Saudi preparations for a ground offensive had been publicly visible in recent months.

Meetings of Saudi military officers and commanders the brigades mobilized for the offensive had also been openly reported in the media, the source said.

They added that the precise preemptive strike thwarted the Saudi-planned ground offensive, whose preparations had been ongoing for a long time.

The operation also deprived Saudi Arabia of the ability to take any immediate steps to recover from the mighty blow, according to the source.

Sanaa warns KSA as Yemen maintains its 'blockade for blockade' stance

Meanwhile, the Sanaa government said on Thursday that the Yemeni Armed Forces’ operation targeted large Saudi military concentrations that were preparing to attack the liberated provinces.

The government affirmed that the equation of “blockade for blockade and escalation for escalation” is an irreversible option until the legitimate and just demands of the Yemeni people are met.

Addressing Saudi Arabia, the government said the "Saudi enemy must know that the Yemeni Armed Forces are on full alert and fully prepared to thwart and strike down all its plans."

Yemen vows to press ahead as “blockade for blockade” becomes fixed

For its part, Yemen’s Supreme Political Council welcomed the Yemeni Armed Forces’ major and high-impact operation against the “Saudi enemy’s” military concentrations.

The council said that no matter how large Saudi Arabia’s military buildup becomes, it will not stop the Yemeni people from pursuing their legitimate efforts to secure their rights and lift the injustice imposed upon them.

The council also affirmed that the equation of “blockade for blockade and escalation for escalation” has become a fixed and firmly established equation.

YAF launch large-scale op. against Saudi troop concentrations

The remarks came as the Yemeni Armed Forces stepped up their response to continued Saudi aggression and blockade, with spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree announcing a large-scale operation targeting Saudi military reinforcements and reporting hundreds of casualties and significant material damage.

The Yemeni military spokesperson said the operation was a response to continued Saudi actions, stating that "in light of the criminal Saudi enemy's persistence in continuing the siege and aggression against our dear Yemeni people for nearly 12 years, our Armed Forces monitored large Saudi military concentrations that were in their final stages, aimed at escalating against the free provinces and the Yemeni people to deter them from their position on ending the unjust siege."

According to Saree, the operation targeted Saudi troop concentrations in the areas of al-Ruwayk, al-Abr, and al-Thaniya, as well as other camps belonging to the so-called First and Third Emergency Brigades, with a large number of ballistic missiles and drones.

This is happening as Yemen continues to confront the Saudi aggression on Sanaa, enforcing a blockade on Saudi oil vessels and conducting operations targeting Saudi assets.