Today, Thursday, the Houthis attacked the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a drone, hours after targeting an airport in the south of the Kingdom in an attack that set a civilian plane on fire, the Saudi-led coalition announced.
And Saudi television reported that the Riyadh-led coalition in Yemen intercepted and destroyed an explosive drone launched by the Houthis towards the Khamis Mushait region, southwest of the kingdom.
The coalition spokesman Turki Al-Maliki said that the aircraft was launched in a systematic and deliberate manner to hit civilian targets and civilians.
The new attack took place less than 24 hours after the coalition announced that a civilian plane stationed at Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia caught fire after being attacked by the Houthis.
American and international condemnation
The White House condemned the attack carried out by the Houthis on Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia.
White House spokeswoman Jane Saki said the Houthis were showing an ongoing desire to prolong the war by continuing to launch attacks on Saudi Arabia.
The US State Department condemned the attack on Abha airport, and accused the Houthis of seeking to prolong the war in Yemen "by attacking Saudi Arabia and exposing civilians to danger."
Foreign Ministry spokesman Ned Price affirmed his country's commitment to assist Saudi Arabia in its defense of its territories.
He also stressed that Washington is continuing its efforts to achieve peace for the Yemenis.
US State Department spokesman Ned Price said that Washington condemns "the Houthi attack that destroyed a civilian plane at Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia," noting that it "coincided with the first visit by the US Special Envoy to Lenderking as part of his efforts to achieve lasting peace in Yemen. On the Yemenis' suffering. "
In response to a question by the Al-Jazeera correspondent, Ned Price warned the Houthis that removing them from the list of terrorism does not mean that his country will relieve pressure on the group, adding that Washington will not tolerate the Houthis' behavior and practices, or allow them to escape accountability for their persistence in their reprehensible practices, as he put it. .
Also within the reactions, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, expressed the organization's grave concern about the Houthis' targeting of Abha airport in Saudi Arabia, stressing that the United Nations condemns all attacks targeting civilians or infrastructure.
Telephone conversations
Earlier, the US State Department said that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud reached a diplomatic approach to a political settlement in Yemen, in conjunction with discussions conducted by the US and UN envoys to Yemen in Riyadh.
The US State Department stated in a statement that the US Secretary discussed by phone with his Saudi counterpart diplomatic efforts to end the war in Yemen through negotiation and strengthening Saudi Arabia's defenses.
Blinken said - through his account on Twitter - that Saudi Arabia is an important security partner for Washington, and that his country will not stand idly by at a time when the Houthis attack the Kingdom, referring to their targeting of Abha airport, southern Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday.
Blinken affirmed Washington's commitment to strengthening Saudi defenses and finding a political settlement to the conflict in Yemen.
On Wednesday, he also met Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Deputy Defense Minister, envoys to Yemen, the international Martin Griffiths and the American Timothy Lenderking.
Foreign Policy magazine said the latter carries an urgent message about the Biden administration's quest to end the war in Yemen.
She added that the envoy would explain to the Kingdom why the United States had cut off support for the Saudi-led coalition.
European draft resolution
In the context, Al-Jazeera obtained a copy of the European Parliament's draft resolution on Yemen, which will be voted on Thursday.
The draft resolution calls for the immediate withdrawal of all foreign forces from Yemen, and affirms that the crisis will only be resolved through Yemeni-led negotiations that include all components of the people.
It also condemns the ongoing violence in the country since 2015, which has caused the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.
The draft resolution stresses support for the efforts of the UN Special Envoy to Yemen to advance the political process.
The draft resolution called on the European Union to take firm measures towards the UN Security Council referring the situation in Yemen to the International Criminal Court, and expanding the list of those subject to Security Council sanctions.
The war in Yemen has left tens of thousands dead and pushed about 80% of the population to rely on humanitarian relief amid the world's worst humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations.