Yemen front and the region
Alimi seeks terror listing for the Houthis as coalition warns of sea smuggling
This hour centred on diplomacy and the sea: Alimi asked Guterres for Security Council action, and the coalition warned boat owners against moving weapons for the Houthis. On the ground, airstrikes and rival claims continued in Taiz, and a judge was assassinated in Wadi Hadramawt.
Summary
- ConfirmedThe coalition warns the Houthis use 4 types of traditional boats to smuggle weapons.
- ConfirmedAlimi asks Guterres to back a Security Council move to designate the Houthis a terrorist organisation.
- ConfirmedOIC foreign ministers in Baghdad condemn the attacks; a UK minister calls for an immediate halt to escalation.
- AttributedA judge is assassinated in Seiyun and the Wadi Hadramawt security chief survives a bomb, local sources say.
- DisputedTaiz: strikes near the airport versus a Houthi claim of gains west of Jabal Saber.
types of traditional boats the coalition says are used for smuggling
18:41Zstrikes on Taiz airport and its surroundings, per the Taiz axis
18:28Zsession of the OIC foreign ministers' council that condemned the attacks
19:00ZDevelopments in this window
- UnverifiedShabwa
Shabwa governor: the three missiles were fired from the Marib mountains
A headline attributed to the Shabwa governor, speaking to Al Arabiya, says the Houthis fired 3 missiles from the Marib mountains at the al-Alam camp. The article text could not be read; the headline is the only source.
Source: VDL News - ConfirmedBaghdad
OIC foreign ministers condemn Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
The 52nd session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Baghdad condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including Mecca, Medina and civilian facilities. The kingdom was represented by its permanent envoy to the organisation, Ambassador Khalid al-Sharif.
Source: sabq.org - AttributedBab al-Mandab
Reports: IRGC threatens to extend maritime restrictions to Bab al-Mandab and Suez
Tehran Times quoted an IRGC spokesman as saying Iran could extend its maritime restrictions from the Strait of Hormuz to Bab al-Mandab and the Suez Canal, adding that Hormuz has not been fully closed. No official transcript has been published, so this is an attributed warning, not an announced decision.
Source: Business Upturn - ConfirmedLondon
UK minister urges Houthis to halt escalation immediately after meeting Grundberg
UK Minister of State for the Middle East Stephen Doughty called on the Houthis to stop their escalation and attacks in Yemen and the region at once. He posted after meeting UN envoy Hans Grundberg in London, where they discussed the humanitarian crisis and the UN's role in supporting diplomacy.
Source: almasryalyoum.com - DisputedTaiz
Taiz: airstrikes near the airport and rival claims of ground gains
The Taiz military axis said warplanes carried out 4 strikes on Houthi positions and missile launchers at and around Taiz airport, and that its forces downed a Houthi drone on the eastern front. A Houthi-aligned outlet, by contrast, said Houthi forces took the areas of Anqaba, al-Waq'a and Jabal al-Jumaima west of Jabal Saber. Neither account has been independently confirmed.
Source: belqees.net alkhabaralyemeni.net - ConfirmedRed Sea
Coalition warns against Houthi arms smuggling on traditional boats
The coalition's Joint Forces Command warned that the Houthis use traditional boats such as the za'ima, houri, jalba and sanbuq to smuggle weapons and missiles by sea. It urged boat owners not to deal with the group, for the sake of their lives and property. Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki posted the warning on X.
- ConfirmedUnited Nations
Alimi asks Guterres for Security Council action to designate the Houthis a terrorist group
In a phone call with the UN Secretary-General, Presidential Leadership Council chairman Rashad al-Alimi sought support for an international move to list the Houthis as a terrorist organisation, enforce the arms embargo and cut off their funding. He said Operation Dawn of Yemen will continue. No response from Guterres's office has been published yet.
Source: sabq.org akhbaralyawm.com - AttributedHadramawt
Local sources: judge assassinated in Seiyun, Wadi security chief survives bombing
Local sources said gunmen killed judge Mubarak bin Sumaida, a member of the Seiyun appeals prosecution, inside his car and fled. They added that Wadi Hadramawt security director Brig. Abdullah bin Habish al-Sa'iri survived a roadside bomb targeting his convoy on the al-Abr road. The perpetrators are unknown and no official statement has been issued.
Source: alkhabaralyemeni.net belqees.net