Yemen – The United Nations envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, warned yesterday, Tuesday, of the repercussions of the military escalation in the Middle East on the Yemeni situation.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel, with American support, has been waging a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip. Since last September 23, it has expanded the scope of the war to include Lebanon, and from time to time carries out bloody air strikes on Yemen and Syria.
Both Israel and Iran also consider the other country their first enemy, and for years they have exchanged accusations of responsibility for acts of sabotage, assassinations, and cyber attacks.
Grundberg said, in a briefing before a Security Council session, that “Yemen faces the risk of sliding deeper, due to the increasing military escalation in the Middle East.”
He added, “Yemen is part of the military escalation in the Middle East, and despite regional conflicts, peace in the country is still possible.”
He reviewed the attacks launched by the Houthi group on Israel and the Red Sea, as well as the air strikes carried out by the United States and Israel in Yemen.
To force an end to Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, the Houthis are targeting, with missiles and drones, Israeli or associated cargo ships in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean.
This genocide resulted in more than 141,000 Palestinians killed and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 10,000 missing, amid massive destruction and famine that killed dozens of children and the elderly, in one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world.
In disdain for the international community, Tel Aviv continues the war of genocide, ignoring the UN Security Council’s resolution to end it immediately, and the orders of the International Court of Justice to take measures to prevent acts of “genocide” and improve the miserable humanitarian situation in Gaza.
“This retaliatory escalation threatens hopes for peace and stability and takes the focus away from the urgent need to address the internal crisis in Yemen,” Grundberg warned.
For two years, Yemen has witnessed a lull in a war that began about 10 years ago between forces loyal to the legitimate government, supported by an Arab military coalition led by neighboring Saudi Arabia, and the Houthi forces, supported by Iran, who have controlled governorates and cities, including Sanaa, since September 2014.
Grundberg called on “the Houthi group to immediately release all those arbitrarily detained, including 17 United Nations employees.”
He stressed that “the peaceful solution in Yemen is the most feasible and achievable option.”
He pointed out that “there is relative calm on the front lines,” calling on the parties to “show the necessary will and put the needs of the Yemenis at the top of priorities.”
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