In the first international comment on the ninth wave of Israeli reprisals in response to the Houthi attacks, the UN envoy Hans Grendberg said that the military confrontation between the two parties is "unacceptable", calling for restraint and a Yemeni-Yemeni dialogue with regional support to accomplish the stalled peace path.

Israel hit, on Wednesday, Sanaa International Airport with about four raids, destroyed the runway and the last civilian Airlines plane occupied by the Houthis from Sanaa Airport to Queen Alia Airport in Jordan.

Grendberg said in a statement distributed by his office that the ongoing military confrontation between the Houthis and Israel exacerbated the fragility of the situation in Yemen and the region. He stressed by saying, "Targeting the civil infrastructure, including Sanaa airport in Yemen and Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, is unacceptable.

The envoy pointed out that the new raids at Sanaa airport and the resulting destruction of a Yemeni civil plane, deprives many Yemenis of a basic way to travel for therapeutic, educational, family or religious purposes, especially at a time when thousands are preparing to perform the rituals of Hajj.

Grendberg called on all parties concerned to show self -control, and fulfill their obligations under international law to protect civilians and civil infrastructure.

The envoy stressed the need to return to a Yemeni-Yemeni dialogue, with the support of the regional parties, as the only way to apply towards achieving permanent security and safety in Yemen and the region.

The UN envoy to Yemen ended this week a series of meetings in Riyadh, where the Yemeni Foreign Minister, Shadi Al -Zindani, the Saudi Ambassador to Yemen, Muhammad Al Jaber, the Emirates Ambassador to Yemen, Muhammad Al -Zaabi, and a number of members of the diplomatic corps.

Grendberg pointed to the announcement of the endowment of hostilities between the United States and the Houthis, and said that “it is not only an opportunity to reduce the escalation in the Red Sea, but also allows the parties to fulfill its previous obligations regarding a comprehensive ceasefire, taking economic measures, and moving forward in a political process.”

The UN envoy explained that during his meetings he discussed ways to focus efforts collectively and coordinated to advance efforts in Yemen, with the provision of sustainable stability and guarantees to the region.

He said: “Yemen has suffered for more than ten years of the scourge of conflict. There is a practical path available for the parties to walk towards a negotiating and comprehensive peace that benefits all Yemenis, with the support of regional actors and the international community.

Grendberg stressed, in a statement distributed by his office, “on the urgent necessity to address the economic deterioration in Yemen, which directly affects the Yemeni daily lives in various parts of the country,” noting that economic stability is a necessary basis for any political progress.

Grendberg's efforts were about to achieve a breakthrough by signing a road map for peace in Yemen in late 2023, but the Houthis involved in the regional conflict and attacking the ships led to the freezing of this path.