Yemen: UN chief calls on Israel and Houthi militia to de-escalate | EUROtoday

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has known as for de-escalation after renewed Israeli assaults in Yemen. “Today’s Israeli airstrikes on Sanaa International Airport, Red Sea ports and power plants in Yemen are particularly alarming,” Guterres mentioned, in keeping with a spokeswoman. According to official info, no less than six folks have been killed. “The Secretary General condemns the escalation between Yemen and Israel,” it mentioned.

According to the Israeli military, the air drive attacked Houthi militia infrastructure on the worldwide airport within the capital Sanaa. A crew from the World Health Organization led by WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus additionally got here underneath fireplace. Israel accused the Houthi militia of utilizing civilian infrastructure for army functions, comparable to smuggling weapons from Iran. The militia has repeatedly attacked Israel with drones and rockets. Like the Islamist Hamas within the embattled Gaza Strip and the Lebanese Hezbollah, the Houthis are allied with Israel’s arch-enemy Iran.

The Israeli airstrikes adopted a couple of 12 months of “escalating actions” by the Houthis within the Red Sea and the area, “which pose a threat to civilians, regional stability and freedom of navigation,” Guterres mentioned. He appealed to everybody to guard the civilian inhabitants and civil infrastructure. Air strikes on the Red Sea ports and Sanaa airport would severely jeopardize humanitarian efforts “at a time when millions of people need life-saving assistance.”