UNSC condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

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The United Nations Security Council on Friday condemned escalating attacks on Saudi Arabia by Houthis in a rare show of unity from the UN’s top body.
“The members of the Security Council condemned, in the strongest terms, continued Houthi attacks against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including attacks impacting civilian and energy infrastructure, which have resulted in the injury of civilians, including women and children,” said the rotating president of the Council, French UN envoy Jerome Bonnafont, delivering a joint statement.
Meanwhile, Yemeni government forces said that they seized control of the strategic Numan mountain range in the southern province of Lahj following clashes with the Houthis.
The Yemeni army’s media centre said government forces, backed by the Popular Resistance, had taken control of the mountain range overlooking the Al-Wazi’iyah and Al-Mudarabah districts.
Houthi fighters withdrew from the area and suffered heavy losses in personnel and military equipment, it added.
The Nation’s Shield Forces said its units, backed by the Giants Brigades and local tribesmen, seized the summit of Jabal Numan and the nearby Dar al-Kafir position in a rapid military operation.
According to the force, the operation began with an overnight infiltration followed by the encirclement of the position and an assault at dawn, forcing Houthi fighters to flee and leave behind weapons and ammunition.
It described Jabal Numan as a commanding strategic position overlooking supply routes between Al-Wazi’iyah and Al-Mudarabah, saying the Houthis had used it to monitor the area and shell nearby villages and military positions.
The force said control of the summit would help secure villages in Wadi Al-Mudarabah and the outskirts of Al-Wazi’iyah, reduce the threat of Houthi shelling and cut off a key infiltration route.
The Houthis made no immediate comment on the statements.
Fighting has intensified in recent weeks along fronts between Taiz and Lahj provinces