The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Friday condemned what it described as terrorist attacks carried out by the Houthi movement targeting the Najran region in southern Saudi Arabia, which resulted in injuries to several civilians.
GCC Secretary-General Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi said the attack constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and international humanitarian law, stressing that it warrants accountability because it involved what he described as the deliberate and indiscriminate targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Al-Budaiwi said the attack represented a serious challenge to international norms and conventions and posed a significant threat to regional and international peace and security.
He reaffirmed that Saudi Arabia’s security is an integral part of the security of all GCC member states, emphasizing the Council’s unified support for the Kingdom and its backing of all measures taken to safeguard its security, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the safety of both citizens and residents.
Earlier, the Saudi-led military coalition said that 11 civilians were injured in what it described as a Houthi attack on the border region of Najran.
According to the coalition’s spokesperson, the injured included seven Saudi nationals, among them a woman and a four-year-old child who sustained second-degree burns, in addition to one Yemeni national, two Egyptian nationals, and one Pakistani national.
