Saudi welcomes UNSC Gaza immediate ceasefire resolution + Houthis warn against Saudi support of US attacks

The Kingdom has welcomed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during Ramadan — the first since similar resolutions were vetoed by the US since Israel’s war on Gaza in October, state news agency SPA reported yesterday. We have more on the aftermath of the ceasefire resolution in What We’re Tracking Today, above.

The Houthis in Yemen are warning against Saudi support of US strikes against the group, Bloomberg reported yesterday. “We have sent a message to Saudi Arabia that it will be a target if it allows American fighter jets to use its territory or airspace in their aggression on Yemen,” Mohamed Ali Al Houthi, a senior leader in the Iranian-backed group, said in a televised interview.

Background: The Kingdom has so far distanced itself from US-led military action against the Houthis, as it looks to disentangle itself from a protracted military conflict that saw it battle the Houthis for the best part of a decade, with a fragile truce concluded in 2022, according to Bloomberg.