Yesterday, Wednesday, the UN Security Council expressed its grave concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Yemen, including hunger and the increasing risk of widespread famine, reiterating its call for a halt to the escalation, including the escalation of the Houthis in Marib.

In a statement issued unanimously by its members (15 countries), the Security Council stressed the need for all parties to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law, including those relating to humanitarian access and the protection of civilians.

The UN Security Council also condemned the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia across the border.

He pointed out that the increasing number of attacks on civilian and commercial ships poses a major threat to the maritime security of ships in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.

The Security Council expressed its support for the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, stressing its expectations that the two parties will meet under the auspices of the United Nations in good faith and without preconditions.

It also called on the Yemeni government to facilitate the regular entry of fuel and humanitarian aid ships into the port of Hodeidah without delay.


Saudi anger

Saudi Arabia had expressed its regret and anger that the Security Council had to date stood helpless, and was unable to issue a statement condemning the Houthi attacks on the Kingdom.

The Saudi ambassador, Abdullah Al-Mouallimi, condemned the attacks, urging the Security Council to take firm steps to deter the Houthis.

He also affirmed his country's right to take all necessary measures to protect the security and stability of its territories in accordance with its obligations under international law

Al-Mouallimi added that the Kingdom supports the efforts of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to Yemen to reach a comprehensive ceasefire and start a comprehensive political process.


heated battles

On the ground in Yemen, a medical source said that "six people were killed and 10 others were injured when a missile fired by the Ansar Allah group (Houthis) fell on the city of Marib."

Earlier, the coalition said that it "killed 82 of the group in raids launched in the Al-Juba and Al-Kasara areas in the Ma'rib governorate."

He added in a statement that he had carried out 26 operations during the past 24 hours, which resulted in the destruction of 11 military vehicles.

For its part, the Yemeni army said that units from it ambushed Houthi elements while they were trying to infiltrate towards a military site in the al-Kasara front, which resulted in the killing of these elements.


Iranian support

In a related context, the Yemeni government said that "Iran's continued support for the Houthi group with weapons threatens stability and undermines any opportunity to reach a political settlement and a comprehensive and just peace to end the war that has been going on for nearly seven years."

Saba news agency quoted Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak as saying that "Iran provides the Houthi group with various weapons, especially the techniques of booby-trapped drones and ballistic missiles that target civilians."

Awad bin Mubarak added during his meeting with the US special envoy to Iran, Robert Malley, that if the international community wants to end the war, it must exert real and serious pressure on Tehran to stop military support for the Houthis.

In turn, the US envoy stressed the importance of continuing and strengthening efforts to end the war and bring peace to Yemen, according to what the agency quoted him as saying.

For nearly 7 years, Yemen has been suffering from a war that has claimed more than 233,000 lives, and 80% of its population, numbering about 30 million, has become dependent on aid, in the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, according to the United Nations.

The Yemeni conflict is further complicated by the fact that it has regional extensions. Since 2015, a coalition led by neighboring Saudi Arabia has been carrying out military operations in support of government forces against the Houthis, who are backed by Iran and who have controlled governorates, including the capital, Sanaa (north), since 2014.