UN Security Council condemns 'escalatory' Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia

The UN Security Council has condemned the "escalatory" attacks by Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia, including "reckless strikes" on Riyadh's airport. The Saudi capital's international airport has been targeted by strikes 20 times since the beginning of the month, with an attack last weekend killing 13 people and wounding more than 300. In a joint statement shared by the Security Council's president, Greece's Evangelos Sekeris, the 15-member UN body also condemned "continued Houthi attacks and threats against commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab (Strait)". The statement also "affirmed the inherent right of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of self-defence in accordance with international law."