The UN Security Council held the Houthis responsible for not reaching a truce agreement in Yemen, stressing that Houthis' extremist demands in the last days of negotiations to extend the truce in Yemen has impeded the efforts of the United Nations to broker the agreement, risking negative consequences. The UN Security Council stressed the need to avoid the resumption of hostilities inside Yemen and attacks inside the region and the Red Sea. In a press statement today, the members of the UN Security Council urgently called on the Yemeni parties, especially the Houthis, to refrain from provocation, give priority to the Yemeni people, return to constructive engagement in negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations and work urgently to extend and expand the truce, expressing their deep disappointment due to the expiry of October 2 deadline for extending the truce in Yemen. They also stressed their expectation that the two parties would find a way forward to restore the truce, noting that the past six months had brought more calm and security than at any time in the past eight years, including a sharp reduction in civilian casualties, as well as the efforts of the Yemeni government to enable the influx of fuel to Hodeida and commercial flights to and from Sanaa. Members of the UN Security Council said: With the extension of the truce, these benefits to the Yemeni people will continue to increase, including salaries for teachers, nurses and civil servants in Yemen, opening roads in Taiz and all over the country, expanding international flights and making sure fuel flows more freely to the port of Hodeida. They renewed their support for the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, stressing that the extension would also provide an opportunity to reach a ceasefire and ultimately a comprehensive Yemeni-led political settlement with the full, fair and meaningful participation of women, under the auspices of the United Nations, based on the agreed references and in accordance with Security Council resolutions relevant, with the aim of addressing the broader issues underlying the conflict. They also stated that returning to negotiations and restoring the truce is the way to permanently end this war and resolve Yemen's humanitarian and economic crises, pointing out to the major losses resulting from ending the truce, especially the Yemeni people. They expressed deep concern about rhetoric that deliberately threatens negotiations and actions that have impeded economic stability in Yemen. On the other hand, the sanctions committee of the UN Security Council has recently announced imposing sanctions on three people from Yemen for their involvement in terrorist activities. The Council indicated that Ahmed Al-Hamzi, a Yemeni national, commander of Houthi air and air defense forces, as well as the drone program, was included on the sanctions list for his activities and role in Houthi military efforts that directly threaten peace, security and stability in Yemen. The sanctions committee of the UN Security Council, according to Resolution No. 2140, also included Mansour Al-Saadi, a Yemeni national, for his role as chief of staff of the Houthi naval forces, who orchestrated deadly attacks against international shipping in the Red Sea, and also has a leading role in Houthi naval efforts that threaten direct peace, security and stability in Yemen, in addition to Mutlaq Amer Al-Marani, a Yemeni national, for his work as a former deputy head of Houthi National Security Bureau (NSB), and supervisor of the national security detainees who were subjected to torture and other ill-treatment during their detention, planning and directing them to the illegal arrest and detention of workers in humanitarian field and the illegal diversion of humanitarian aid in violation of international humanitarian law.
