UN Envoy Warns of Regional Escalation Amid Growing Houthi Threat to Red Sea Shipping

UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg has warned the UN Security Council of a potential devastating regional escalation in the Red Sea, Israel, and inside the country. He notes that recent developments have reached a new and dangerous level, with seven months of escalating actions culminating last week. Specifically, Houthi drone attacks on Tel Aviv and Israeli retaliatory strikes on Yemen's key port of Hodeida continue to escalate tensions. Grundberg emphasizes that this is not just a local issue, but has the potential to spread region-wide.