Security Council calls for immediate halt to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea

The UN Security Council, in a resolution, called for an immediate end to Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea.

In the past month and weeks, commercial vessels suspected of being linked to or bound for Israel have been attacked by the Houthis in the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The Houthi militia has carried out more than 25 attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea.

The UN Security Council, noting that the aforementioned maritime attacks, through which 12 percent of world trade passes, have jeopardized the security of the region, announced the adoption of a resolution drafted by the United States and Japan calling for an immediate halt to these attacks.

Before voting, the Security Council rejected three proposed amendments brought by Russia to the draft resolution, which caused Russia to abstain from voting so that the Security Council could adopt the draft condemnation resolution. Ultimately, the resolution was adopted by a majority vote of 11 members and 4 abstentions in the Security Council.

In the aforementioned resolution, the Security Council called on the Houthis to immediately end attacks that impede international trade, freedom of navigation, and peace and security in the region.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US representative to the Security Council, said regarding these attacks: "Iran is sending advanced weapons, including drones and missiles, to the Houthis and is trying to enable the Houthi militias to carry out attacks in the Red Sea."

The British representative in the Security Council also said about the attacks: "We will not sit idly by in the face of threats from Houthi militias against ships."

Houthi attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea prompted the United States to create a multinational maritime coalition consisting of 21 countries to protect shipping in the Red Sea.