JEDDAH: The Saudi-led coalition on Friday slammed the Houthis for launching two missiles toward the Kingdom from Yemeni locations, which it described as a violation of a cease-fire that came into force on Tuesday.

One missile was intercepted by the coalition’s forces inside Yemen, near Marab, while the other landed in a desert area east of Najran, according to a statement issued by the coalition.

The coalition stated that it was committed to reaching a political solution to the crisis based on United Nations-sponsored peace talks but that it would be impossible to abide by the cease-fire if the Houthis continue to attack Saudi territory.

The coalition would have no option but to respond in kind to the aggression of the Houthi forces and those loyal to deposed President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

It urged the international community to take note of the behavior of the rebel forces, which were trying to undermine the security of the region, and were not serious about reaching a peaceful settlement.

Meanwhile, Yemeni forces and allied tribes captured Friday the capital of the northern Jawf province, the second rebel town to fall in 24 hours, after Houthi militants fled the area, sources told Al-Arabiya News channel.

Yemeni troops supported by popular resistance fighters advanced into the town of Al-Hazm in retaliation for what the sources described as “breaches by the Houthis,” Al-Arabiya reported.

The Houthis have accused the UN Secretary-General Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmedenvoy of “conspiring” against the militia, Al-Arabiya reported.

On Thursday, Yemeni troops captured the northwestern town of Haradh after crossing over from Saudi Arabia where they had been trained and equipped.

About 1,000 soldiers were involved in the operation to take the town, a military official said, adding that “intensive fighting took place in Haradh.”

He said dozens of renegade troops allied with the Iran-backed Houthi Shiite rebels had been killed.