Ahmed Shaaban (Cairo, Aden)
The United Nations demanded the release of 11 of its relief employees who were kidnapped by the Houthis the day before yesterday in Yemen, and the organization confirmed that it seeks their release “without conditions.” The Houthi group kidnapped relief workers, including employees of UN agencies, in what appeared to be a massive arrest campaign against international relief organizations.
Yemeni political analysts considered that the Houthi group’s violations against the Yemeni people, and its threat to neighboring countries, maritime navigation and international trade in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Gulf, disrupt the UN peace plan and thwart any international efforts to restore security, stability and peace in Yemen and the region.
The Yemeni government attributed the reasons for the failure to resolve the Yemeni crisis to the way the United Nations and the international community dealt with the behavior of the Houthis, and the lack of effective implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions, agreements, commitments and understandings within the framework of the peace process, the most recent of which are the Humanitarian Truce and Stockholm Agreements.
Yemeni political analyst Dr. Abdul-Malik Al-Yousifi believes that the Yemeni government is being called upon to reconsider the way it deals with the Houthis regarding the peace path, logically and objectively, as a result of the Houthi behavior towards the peace process, in addition to the shuffling of cards carried out by the group in various crises, the most important of which is what happened at sea. Red and the Gulf of Aden escalation threatens international trade, and has practically led to the disruption of the political settlement process.
Al-Yousifi stated to Al-Ittihad that Al-Houthi does not only threaten Yemen and the region, but also threatens global security and peace, with the escalation of the threats and their connection to a larger project based on the strategy of escalating tension in the region, and all of this places the responsibility on the international community to confront this threat and reconsider the method. Dealing with him.
The Yemeni political analyst stressed that it is necessary to put pressure on the Houthis, think again about formulating an international coalition to confront him, restore the Yemeni state as a guarantor of the security of a region that is of great strategic importance to the world, and use military pressure as a tool capable of attracting the Houthi group to the negotiating table, on conditions that lead to To a comprehensive, just and stable peace.
Yemeni writer and political researcher Mahmoud Al-Taher blamed the international community for failing to resolve the Yemeni crisis, especially since the Security Council had put in place specific and clear resolutions, and that the United Nations had repeatedly stressed the necessity of a ceasefire…but the Houthis regained their breath and prepared for war, and now they have an arsenal. Of weapons, ballistic missiles and drones, due to the ceasefire and the easing of control on the coast of Hodeidah.
Al-Tahir stated to Al-Ittihad that the United Nations is dealing with Al-Houthi as a political party in the Yemeni crisis, hoping that he will go to the dialogue table, but there is nothing on his agenda about peace, because this group was founded on violence and seeking to destroy Yemen, and it has escalated its military operations in The region at a time when Yemen needs peace, reconciliation, and the restoration of the state.
Al-Taher called on the UN Security Council and the Yemeni government to strive to force the Houthis to stop threatening international maritime navigation, and to continue targeting the dreams and aspirations of Yemenis for stability and peace.
In addition, the United Nations has called for the release of 11 of its employees who were kidnapped in Yemen, and confirmed yesterday that 11 of its employees were “detained” by the Houthis, explaining that it is doing everything in its power to release them “without conditions,” according to the spokesman for the Secretary-General of the international organization. Stephane Dujarric told reporters: “I can confirm to you that the Houthis arrested 11 local employees working in Yemen,” noting that the organization asked the Houthis for “clarifications.”
The Houthi group had detained 18 relief workers in Yemen, including employees of United Nations agencies, in what appeared to be a widespread and coordinated arrest campaign, according to what a non-governmental organization reported yesterday. According to the sources, the Houthis “raided homes and kidnapped employees of the United Nations and other international organizations operating” in four areas under their control. The sources indicated that the arrests, which took place in the governorates of Sana’a, Hodeidah, Saada, and Amran, included employees of United Nations agencies and workers with local and international non-governmental organizations.
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