The site of the missing Moroccan F-16 fighter jet and the fate of its pilot are hard to be identified as it has been reported to be missing in areas controlled by Houthis, a statement released by the Moroccan Armed Forces Command said.

No word on whether pilot ejected from F-16 jet, which was taking part in the Arab coalition's air raids against Houthis.

One of the F-16s of the Royal Armed Force made at the disposal of the coalition led by Saudi Arabia to restore the legitimacy in Yemen went missing on Sunday at 6pm local time," FAR's statement carried by the Moroccan state news agency MAP said.

The pilot of a second jet in the same squadron could not see if the pilot had ejected, it said. An investigation is under way, it added.