UN Security Council To Hold Emergency Session To Discuss Red Sea Attack (image: X @CENTCOM)
United Nations Security Council is expected to hold a meeting today at New York to discuss the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. Several members of the Security Council, including France, which holds the rotating presidency requested for the emergency session to discuss the issue. Nicolas de Riviere, UN envoy of France said on X (formerly twitter) said that the Security Council will “hold a meeting on the maintenance of international peace and security, in particular on the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea”.
#FrPrez | The Security Council will hold a meeting on the maintenance of international peace and security, in particular on the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.
🗓️ Wednesday, 3 January – 3PM
📺 UNWebTV https://t.co/Lv2W6r5o1w pic.twitter.com/cxZeSZraco— La France à l”ONU 🇫🇷🇺🇳 (@franceonu) January 2, 2024
The US Central Command said that multiple ships in the Red Sea were attacked by two anti-ship ballistic missiles on the surrounding waters. It said the “illegal actions endangered the lives of dozens of innocent mariners and continue to disrupt the free flow of international commerce”. The US agency said it is the 24th attack against merchant shipping in the Southern Red Sea since November 19”.
On Jan. 2, at approximately 9:30 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthis fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles from Houthi controlled areas in Yemen into the Southern Red Sea. Multiple commercial ships in the area reported the impact of the ASBMs into the surrounding water… pic.twitter.com/wXpmboqP2g
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) January 3, 2024
Earlier, the US military claimed to kill 10 Houthi fighters and sank three of its vessels after a clash in the Red Sea. US Central Command said they warned the Houthi fighters about the attack and to stay away, when the Houthis fired the US helicopters and tried to board the cargo ship, which is when US retaliated and killed 10 Houthis.
Houthis started to attack commercial ships on the Red Sea since the Israel-Hamas war started on October 7th. The Iran-aligned Yemeni group claims that they only attacks ships that are headed to Israel, and the attack was in solidarity with Palestinians who were under the oppression of Israeli occupation force. Houthis said they will not stop the attack until Israel stopped its genocidal war against the Palestinians. Washington has declared Operation Prosperity Guardian, a coalition of nations to deter the Houthi attack which has posed threat to the commercial ships moving through the region.
