The UN Security Council has condemned continued Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including strikes affecting civilian and energy infrastructure, and said the attacks have injured civilians, including women and children.
In a statement issued on September 19, Council members expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia and affirmed the Kingdom’s inherent right to self-defense in accordance with international law, while also calling on the Houthis to halt military escalation and attacks affecting civilians and civilian objects.
The Council also condemned attacks and threats against commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Bab Al-Mandab Strait, stressing the importance of protecting vessels, crews and freedom of navigation under international law.
Members called for practical cooperation with Yemen’s internationally recognized government to prevent the Houthis from obtaining weapons, technical assistance, training or financing for military activity, while reminding UN member states of obligations linked to the targeted arms embargo.
The statement also addressed the worsening humanitarian situation inside Yemen, noting reports that at least 125,000 people had been displaced since the beginning of September and warning that continued escalation could deepen an already severe humanitarian crisis.
Council members demanded the unconditional, safe and immediate release of detainees, including 73 UN personnel as well as staff from non-governmental organizations, civil-society groups and diplomatic missions held by the Houthis.
The Security Council reaffirmed support for UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and for a negotiated, inclusive, Yemeni-led political settlement, while stressing Yemen’s unity, sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.
The statement came after a series of Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi territory during September, including attacks that Saudi authorities said injured civilians and damaged homes, vehicles and energy infrastructure, with the Council treating the cross-border violence as part of a wider escalation around Yemen and the Red Sea.
Reuters separately reported the Security Council statement while covering the latest attacks on Saudi Arabia, confirming that the Council condemned Houthi attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure and also condemned military escalation in Yemen.
The Council’s language on self-defense, maritime security, humanitarian access and the arms embargo represents the collective position of its members, and Gulf Pulse is reporting those points as attributed diplomatic and legal positions rather than making an independent determination about the legality of any specific military response.
The available sources support the core facts that the Security Council condemned the attacks, expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia, called for de-escalation and renewed support for a UN-led political process, while the underlying operational details of individual strikes remain subject to separate verification.
For publication, the story should therefore distinguish between the Security Council’s confirmed statement, Saudi accounts of specific attacks, and claims made by the Houthis or other parties, preserving attribution wherever responsibility, intent or legal characterization is contested.
The September statement also recalled earlier Council concern about Houthi missile attacks and threats to commercial vessels, showing that the latest condemnation was not an isolated reaction but part of a continuing Security Council focus on civilian protection, freedom of navigation and the risk that renewed fighting could undermine efforts toward a negotiated settlement in Yemen.
