Countries and organizations strongly condemned on Thursday the Houthi terrorist attack targeting the ship 'Ensilia' belonging to a Saudi company while sailing in the Red Sea, which caused a fire in its bow without injuries, expressing full solidarity with the Kingdom and full support for its legitimate measures to safeguard its sovereignty, security, stability, and vital interests.

The Yemeni government affirmed in a statement that 'the Houthis' public adoption of attacks targeting civilian ships and global energy supplies renews proof of the terrorist nature of this militia, and reveals its determination to threaten regional and international security, gamble with the capabilities of the Yemeni people, and exacerbate their humanitarian suffering.'

Yemen

The Yemeni statement clarified that 'this escalation again reveals that the terrorist militia's claims about the blockade are nothing but a repeated pretext to escape responsibility for starving Yemenis, impoverishing them, and looting their resources,' adding that 'official data and maritime navigation prove the continued arrival of hundreds of ships loaded with food, fuel, and commercial goods to ports under government control, which definitively refutes those lies and confirms that the humanitarian crisis is caused by the policies of looting and the war economy imposed by the militias on the Yemeni people.'

The Yemeni government added that 'the Houthi militias through these criminal attacks strengthen their position as the first terrorist group in history to systematically use ballistic missiles, drones, and explosive-laden boats to target civilian ships, commercial tankers, shipping lanes, and national oil facilities, just as they were the first group to kidnap UN employees and humanitarian organization workers, without the slightest regard for the consequences of these practices on the interests of the Yemeni people.'

The statement pointed out that 'the timing of this escalation and the nature of the civilian targets the Houthis announced again confirm that the militia's criminal operations are linked to external calculations and agendas, and to attempts to expand the circle of tension in the region, and harm global energy security and international trade routes, in a context that serves the interests of the Iranian regime and its endeavor to use the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb as a card for pressure and blackmail against the international community.'

The Yemeni government also pointed to the Houthis' continued export of crises, warning the militia against 'continuing to gamble with the capabilities of the Yemeni people and dragging them into wars unrelated to their national interests, without heeding the lessons of the past and the destruction these adventures have brought to national infrastructure, including causing the destruction of Sanaa International Airport, Hodeidah ports, and assets of Yemenia Airways.'

The statement affirmed that 'state institutions have today become more capable of fulfilling their national responsibilities, and that the armed forces and security agencies are committed to deterring the crimes and violations of these militias, protecting Yemeni territory, territorial waters, and airspace, preserving national interests, and confronting any threat to the country's sovereignty and the region's security and stability.'

Oman

Oman affirmed that it is closely following the latest developments in the Red Sea, stressing the need to avoid escalation and anything that could endanger freedom of navigation, noting its continued coordination with Saudi Arabia, Yemeni parties, and the UN Special Envoy to Yemen in its efforts aimed at resuming the political path and implementing the roadmap, to enhance security and stability in the region.

Bahrain

The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs considered the Houthi terrorist attack a flagrant violation of international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and a serious threat to the safety of maritime navigation, international trade, and energy supplies, renewing its call on the international community, especially the Security Council, to assume its responsibilities in putting an end to these terrorist attacks, taking deterrent measures to protect the safety and security of maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb, and all other vital waterways, and holding those responsible for these attacks accountable, to preserve regional and global security and stability.

Kuwait

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs considered this attack a flagrant violation of international law and a direct threat to the security and freedom of maritime navigation, international trade, and energy supplies, stressing Kuwait's rejection of any practices that would undermine the security and stability of the region, and the need for an immediate halt to these attacks and compliance with the rules of international law that guarantee freedom of navigation and safe passage in international waterways.

UAE

The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that this attack represents a serious threat to the safety and security of international navigation, and is a dangerous escalation aimed at undermining the security and stability of the world's vital waterways, calling on the international community to ensure the implementation of relevant Security Council resolutions, especially resolutions 2216 on Yemen and 2722 on the rights and freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, and stressing that freedom of navigation in international waterways is a right guaranteed by international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Jordan

The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that the Houthi attack is a flagrant violation of international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and a threat to the security and safety of maritime navigation, stressing absolute solidarity with Saudi Arabia and full support for all steps it takes to protect its security, stability, and resources.

Britain

The British Foreign Office stated in a post on social media platform 'X' that these reckless acts endanger lives, threaten an environmental disaster, and destabilize the region, constituting a serious violation of international law, expressing solidarity with Saudi Arabia and calling on the Houthis to stop their attacks.

Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa, Secretary-General of the Muslim World League and Chairman of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, condemned this cowardly criminal attack, which violates all religious values, international and humanitarian laws and norms, and confirms the criminal approach of the Houthi terrorist militia in targeting civilian and economic facilities and threatening international trade routes and the marine environment.

Jassim Al-Budaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, stressed that this attack is an extension of the hostile behavior adopted by the militia, and a flagrant violation of international law and the rules of freedom of maritime navigation, affirming that the security of Saudi Arabia is an integral part of the security of the Gulf states.

Al-Budaiwi pointed out that the militia's continued threats to target commercial ships and threaten international shipping lanes constitute a dangerous escalation that threatens the security and stability of the region and undermines international efforts aimed at protecting sea lanes and ensuring the smooth flow of global trade, which requires a firm international stance to deter these irresponsible practices.

European Union

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said in a statement that 'the attack on an oil tanker in the Red Sea is unacceptable and illegal, and fuels an already tense situation in the region,' stressing that freedom of navigation must be guaranteed in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea.