An emergency session of the UN Security Council called on the Houthi militia to refrain from attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea and to release the ship they are holding with its crew.
The United States representative said that attacks by what he called the Houthis in Yemen on commercial ships threaten “human rights.” and navigational freedoms” in the Red Sea and constitute a “global challenge” that requires a “global response.”
The American diplomat indicated that the United States believes that the situation in the Red Sea “is passing a turning point.”
The Russian delegate expressed his condemnation of the operations. Which is being implemented by Al-Houthi at the same time, attributing the reason to what is happening in Gaza in terms of Israeli aggression, stressing that Washington is adding fuel to the fire by forming a naval alliance in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
In this context, the British delegate condemned what he called “unlawful attacks by Houthis on navigation,” describing it as indiscriminate and “targeting ships that have nothing to do with Israel, and we will not hesitate to take measures to prevent these attacks,” and holding Iran responsible for the attacks.
The Chinese representative also expressed his country’s fear of an extension of the conflict in the Middle East over What is happening in Gaza.
The majority of Western countries have condemned the operations carried out by the Houthi militia against commercial ships, coinciding with the announcement of 18 maritime shipping companies stopping all their flights through the Red Sea.
In turn, the Algerian representative said in his first meeting The responsibility to protect navigation in the Red Sea lies with the riparian countries, and there will be no real security without the participation of those countries.