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Yemen conflict: Houthi attacks and intensified response

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Yemen conflict: Houthi attacks and UN warnings intensified response

On 25 July 2026 Rashad Al‑Alimi, head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Al‑Alimi warned the Houthi Ansar Allah movement to halt escalations that would harm the Yemeni people Yemenis and serve Iranian interests, citing a recent Red‑Sea incident that lightly damaged a Saudi vessel. Three days later the Consultative and Reconciliation Council, chaired by Mohamed Al‑Ghaithi, Council condemned recent terrorist attacks on Saudi Arabia and Gulf states attributed to Houthi militias and Iranian‑linked groups, reaffirming support for the Presidential Leadership Council, the national defense council, and the Arab coalition’s effort to protect maritime routes and regional security. routes. On 6 August 2026 the government mobilised resources to treat for wounded soldiers, honour martyrs soldiers and assist families of those killed in Houthi strikes on military sites in Hadramout, Marib and Shabwah. President Rashad Mohamed Al‑Alimi convened an emergency National Defense Council meeting, reviewing meeting that reviewed missile and drone attacks that caused on military installations, sovereign facilities, civilian homes and displaced‑people camps, causing civilian casualties, pledging including women and children. The council pledged medical care, resuming resumed salaries for staff in conflict‑affected areas and vowing the highest level of military readiness and improved coordination among armed forces, security agencies areas, and intelligence services. Later that day the council reiterated its commitment to restore state institutions, end the Iranian‑backed insurgency and safeguard regional navigation, emphasizing continued readiness against further terrorist threats. navigation while maintaining the highest level of military readiness. On 8 7 August 2026 the United Nations Security Council issued a statement warning that the Yemen conflict could spill into Yemen’s foreign minister, Dr Afrah al‑Zouba, met UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and sent a wider war. It demanded that all flights letter to Sana’a the UN Secretary‑General urging stricter enforcement of sanctions (UN resolutions 2140 and Hodeidah be coordinated with 2216) and approved by Yemen’s internationally recognised government, condemned recent measures to block Iranian aircraft landings without permission, and reiterated condemnation of Houthi support after the latest missile and drone suicide‑drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, commercial shipping that killed 17 soldiers, one officer and Yemeni civilian sites. The council called for adherence to international law, support for UN envoy Hans Grundberg’s political settlement efforts victims in Marib camps and urged all parties to avoid actions that could undermine peace. injured civilians in Saudi Arabia’s Najran region, threatening Red‑Sea and Gulf of Aden shipping.

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  1. 2026-08-08 10:45 UTC Yemen conflict: Houthi attacks and intensified response
  2. 2026-08-08 08:03 UTC Yemen conflict: Houthi attacks and UN warnings
  3. 2026-08-08 00:12 UTC Yemen conflict: warnings and response to Houthi attacks
  4. 2026-08-06 23:45 UTC Yemen conflict: warnings and response to Houthi attacks
  5. 2026-07-29 23:45 UTC Yemen conflict: government warns Houthis

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