The Al Gahmalyya neighbourhood in Taiz City, Yemen, has been severely damaged as a result of years of conflict. (file)
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As tensions triggered by the US-Iran war continue to ripple across the Middle East, the Security Council holds an open debate Thursday on Yemen, where escalating deadly military clashes are worsening an already fragile humanitarian situation amid fears that recent Houthi missile strikes on Saudi Arabia and commercial vessels could threaten the 2022 truce between the Yemeni militia and the government. UN News app users can follow our live coverage here.
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What you need to know
The Houthis took de facto control of Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, in 2014, with the UN brokering a landmark truce in 2022
Cross-border fighting resumed and the Houthis announced a naval blockade against Saudi-linked ships last month
The Security Council issued a statement on 7 August expressing concern about heightened tensions in the region following the United States and Israel’s February attack and ongoing war against Iran and condemned Houthi missile strikes against Saudi Arabia and commercial vessels
Houthi forces struck a commercial ship on 11 August, killing six people and injuring others in the Bab al-Mandab Strait
