UN Security Council Debates Escalating Yemen Conflict Amid Fears of Truce Collapse and Worsening Humanitarian Crisis

The UN Security Council held an open debate on the escalating conflict in Yemen, where renewed clashes between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and government forces threaten to reignite the civil war and collapse the 2022 truce. The situation is exacerbating an already severe humanitarian crisis, with millions in need of assistance and fears of wider regional instability. Houthi missile strikes on Saudi Arabia and commercial vessels have been condemned, and a recent attack on a commercial ship killed six people in the Bab al-Mandab Strait.