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Arab League Condemns Iran for Handing Yemen Embassy HQ to Houthis

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit. (Reuters)
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit. (Reuters)
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Arab League Condemns Iran for Handing Yemen Embassy HQ to Houthis

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit. (Reuters)
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit. (Reuters)

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit condemned on Wednesday Iran for its official recognition of the Houthi militias and for transferring the Yemeni embassy in Tehran over to them.

This step is flagrant violation of diplomatic norms and blatant violation of the United Nations Charter, Vienna Convention and relevant Security Council resolutions, he said.

An official source at the Arab League said the move reflects Iranian “insistence in pursuing its hostile policy aimed at destabilizing Yemen, which will in turn threaten the security of its neighbors.”

The Arab League fully supports all legal and political measures the Yemeni government will take to counter Iran’s behavior, he added.

He stressed the importance of the UN Security Council assuming its responsibilities in this issue.

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Israel Announces New Strikes Against Yemen’s Houthis

Israel Announces New Strikes Against Yemen’s Houthis
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Israel Announces New Strikes Against Yemen’s Houthis

Israel Announces New Strikes Against Yemen’s Houthis

Houthi militias in Yemen said Israeli airstrikes on Thursday targeted Sanaa and the port city of Hodeidah, following several days of Houthi launches setting off sirens in Israel.

The Israeli military said it attacked infrastructure used by the Houthis at the international airport in Sanaa and ports at Hodeidah, Al-Salif and Ras Qantib along with Hezyaz and Ras Kanatib power stations. It came a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that “the Houthis, too, will learn what Hamas and Hezbollah and Assad’s regime and others learned.”

Netanyahu monitored the new strikes along with military leaders, his government said. The Iran-backed Houthis' media outlet confirmed the strikes in a Telegram post but gave no immediate details. The US military also has targeted the Houthis in Yemen in recent days.

Over the weekend, 16 people were wounded when a Houthi missile hit a playground in Tel Aviv. Last week, Israeli jets struck Sanaa and Hodeidah, killing nine people, calling it a response to previous Houthi attacks. The Houthis also have been targeting shipping on the Red Sea corridor, calling it solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

Israel has instructed its diplomatic missions in Europe to try to get the Houthis designated as a terrorist organisation.
The UN Security Council is due to meet on Monday over Houthi attacks against Israel, Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon said on Wednesday.