Gulf foreign ministers condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, invoking a joint defence pact, as fighting in Yemen has displaced over 233,000 people and left hospitals in Taiz critically short of fuel and supplies.
01Summary
- 01Gulf Cooperation Council ministers, meeting in Manama on 18 October, reiterated that an attack on any member state affects all six, backing Saudi Arabia's right to self-defence.
- 02The Saudi-led coalition reported intercepting two drones near Riyadh and in Eastern Province early on Sunday, and a third drone near the capital hours earlier.
- 03Ministers urged tighter enforcement of a UN arms embargo on the Houthis and called for the group to be formally designated a terrorist organisation.
- 04Yemen’s internationally recognised government appealed to the UN Security Council after Houthi attacks on the presidential palace in Aden.
- 05Fighting has displaced more than 233,000 people, according to the International Organization for Migration, with 121,000 in Taiz where food prices have risen fivefold and hospitals have only four days of fuel left.
02Why it matters
This matters as the GCC's unified stance could lead to stronger international sanctions and military backing for Saudi Arabia, while the humanitarian crisis in Taiz deepens with hospitals running out of fuel and supplies during a cholera outbreak.
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