Yemeni government urges UN Security Council to condemn Houthi attacks
Yemen's government asked the UN Security Council to condemn Houthi strikes on government facilities and residential areas, according to a breaking-news post by Al Jazeera Arabic on Telegram.
YEMEN — The Yemeni government has called on the UN Security Council to condemn attacks by the Houthis on government facilities and residential neighbourhoods, according to Al Jazeera Arabic on Telegram on 18 October 2026.
The channel published the statement as a breaking-news item at about 12:07 GMT. It attributed the message to the Yemeni government. The post is the only source for this report, and the Telegram post has not been independently verified.
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What the post says
In its post, Al Jazeera Arabic said the government was urging the Security Council to condemn the targeting of government facilities and residential areas by the Houthis. The post said the government also wanted the Houthis to be held to account. It used the Arabic word for "accountability", which can also mean questioning or holding someone responsible.
The post is a single headline-style line. It repeats the same wording in its summary and gives no further text of the government's appeal.
What is not known
The post does not say which facilities or neighbourhoods were hit. It does not give the date or location of any attack. It does not report casualties or damage, and it does not say whether the Houthis have responded.
It also does not identify which Yemeni government body or official issued the appeal. It does not say whether the request was sent to the Security Council as a formal letter or made in a public statement. No reaction from the Security Council or its members is included.
Because of these gaps, the scale and timing of the attacks the government describes cannot be established from this source. Zenga News has not independently confirmed the government's account or the Telegram post.
Background
The post refers to "the Houthis" without further description. The source material provided to Zenga News contains no background on the Houthis, the Yemeni government or earlier appeals to the Security Council. This report therefore does not add such context.
Further details of the appeal, including its full text and any response from the Houthis or the Security Council, were not available in the source at the time of writing.
How the story developed
- October 20, 2026Over 250,000 Yemenis displaced since August, UN says
- October 20, 2026Airstrikes reported on Bani Moath area in Saada, Yemen
- October 20, 2026UK to send RAF Typhoons to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks
- October 20, 2026UN calls for aid access to besieged Taiz
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