Al-Badawi calls on the international community to take a firm stance against the Houthi terrorist attacks
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassem Al-Budaiwi, condemned in the strongest terms the repeated terrorist attacks by the Houthi militia against Saudi Arabia, describing them as a blatant violation of the Kingdom’s sovereignty and a direct threat to its security, stability, and territorial integrity. He emphasized that targeting commercial vessels and threatening international maritime navigation routes constitutes a serious escalation that jeopardizes regional security and stability.
Al-Budaiwi called on the international community to assume its responsibilities regarding these serious aggressions and to adopt a firm international stance to hold the terrorist Houthi militia accountable for its repeated attacks and violations, and to halt these aggressions immediately and urgently.
He welcomed the statement issued by the members of the UN Security Council on August 7, which condemned the missile attacks launched by the terrorist Houthi militia against Saudi Arabia since July 13, as well as the attacks targeting commercial ships since July 22.
He stressed the full solidarity and support of the GCC states for the Kingdom in the face of all threats to its security, sovereignty, and stability, and affirmed their backing for all measures taken by the Kingdom to protect its territorial sovereignty and the safety of its citizens and residents.
In a related development, Hans Grundberg, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to Yemen, warned that the recent military escalation by the Houthi group threatens to drag Yemen back into a wide-ranging conflict. He called for an end to the attacks and for the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Grundberg wrote on the X platform that the recent Houthi attacks on the city of Al-Mukha on Sunday resulted in civilian and military casualties and caused damage to infrastructure, including the port, expressing deep concern over the developments on the ground.
He added that “the attacks come amid an unprecedented military escalation of operations since the UN-brokered ceasefire in 2022,” warning that this trajectory “sharply increases the risk of a return to a large-scale conflict in Yemen.”
The UN envoy noted that the recent attacks exposed civilians to grave danger in Al-Mukha, Marib, and other areas, calling on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and work with his office to take concrete steps to de-escalate tensions and prevent further erosion of the gains the ceasefire has brought to Yemeni civilians.
Grundberg emphasized that a sustainable end to the Yemeni conflict cannot be achieved militarily, but rather through “an inclusive political process,” warning that continued escalation pushes Yemen in the wrong direction.
