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UN Security Council slams ‘escalatory’ Houthi attacks

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On October 15, the UN Security Council issued a joint statement condemning Iran-backed Houthi rebels for their “escalatory” attacks on Saudi Arabia, including repeated strikes on Riyadh’s international airport which have killed at least 13 people and injured over 300 since early October. The statement also affirmed Saudi Arabia's right to self-defense under international law and condemned the Houthis' attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

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As of October 16, 2026, UN Security Council strongly condemned "escalatory" attacks by Houthi rebels on Saudi Arabia, including deadly strikes on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport. The airport has faced at least 20 attacks since early October; the latest attack on October 10 killed 17 people and injured 333 others, according to Turki al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. Additionally, an earlier attack on Abha International Airport on October 6-7 killed two women (one Moroccan and one Algerian) and wounded 28 others. The increased Houthi aggression has raised concerns over threats to global shipping routes and critical Middle East infrastructure, with Tim Lenderking, former U.S. special envoy for Yemen, warning that the Houthis are now operating more independently of Iran's control, posing a significant danger beyond just regional conflicts.

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In a joint statement shared by the Security Council’s president, Greece’s Evangelos Sekeris, the 15-member UN body “condemned in the strongest terms continued and escalatory Houthi attacks against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”, as well as “continued Houthi attacks and threats against commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb (Strait)”.

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🔮 The Houthis, who have repeatedly said they would spare Islam’s holy sites, denied being behind the attack.

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UN Security Council slams ‘escalatory’ Houthi attacks · assertive framing

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UN Security Council slams ‘escalatory’ Houthi attacks AI generated asserted

Council → slam → attacks

The UN Security Council issued a joint statement on Oct 15 condemning the “escalatory” attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Saudi Arabia, including “reckless strikes” on Riyadh’s airport. asserted

Council → issue → airport

The Saudi capital’s international airport has been targeted by strikes 20 times since the beginning of October, with an attack last weekend killing 13 people and wounding more than 300. asserted

airport → target → 300

body → share → Sea

The statement also “affirmed the inherent right of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of self-defence in accordance with international law”. asserted

statement → affirm → law

Since the airport attack, the Saudi coalition reported on Oct 15 that it had intercepted a missile in the region of Medina, one of the holiest cities in Islam. asserted

it → report → Islam

The Houthis, who have repeatedly said they would spare Islam’s holy sites, denied being behind the attack. asserted

they → say → attack

The Houthis launched a deadly missile attack on Oct 15 on the presidential palace in the Yemeni government’s interim capital of Aden, hitting command centres located inside the compound used by government forces and the Saudi-led military coalition that supports them. asserted

that → launch → them

Yemeni Health Minister Qasim Buhaibeh said the attack left five people dead and 16 injured “among those working to guard the site and civilian employees”. asserted

attack → say → site

Yemen’s civil war – in which Saudi Arabia has led a military coalition supporting the government since 2015 – reignited in September after the collapse of a years-long truce. asserted

Arabia → lead → truce