Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, condemned Huthi militias' targeting of Makkah region with ballistic missile. During her address to the UN Security Council today the Yemeni file, she said that "there is an urgent need for a cessation of hostilities by al-Huthi militias and deposed Salih and that the United States has condemned in the strongest terms the targeting by those belonging to al-Huthi militia and deposed the of Makkah last week." She said, "The targeting of Saudi borders by rockets reflects the continuous attempt to disrupt the political solution to the crisis in Yemen, and such attempts must stop immediately, and we have stressed before that each country has the right to defend its territory and the United States confirms its commitment and support for the security and safety of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," demanding Yemenis to return to negotiations.
