The UN special envoy for Yemen warned Wednesday of a "dangerous escalation" between Israel and the Huthis, as the Israeli army carried out reprisal strikes on the Iran-backed rebel group.
Recent events have served "as stark reminders that Yemen is ensnared in the wider regional tensions," Hans Grundberg told a meeting of the UN Security Council.
He said the Huthi's May 4 attack on Israel's Ben Gurion airport and subsequent Israeli strikes in Yemen "represent a dangerous escalation, and the threats and attacks, regrettably, continue."
A Huthi missile struck the grounds of Israel's main international airport last week, gouging a hole near its main terminal and wounding several people, in a rare penetration of Israel's air defenses.
Israel retaliated by striking the airport in Yemen's rebel-controlled capital Sanaa and three nearby power stations.
On Wednesday, Israel's army said it had intercepted another missile fired by the Iran-backed group, and urged Yemenis to stay away from Huthi-held ports, a likely warning of retaliatory strikes.
Grundberg on Wednesday also welcomed the recent ceasefire deal between the Huthis and the United States, calling it "an important and necessary de-escalation" and "a welcome opportunity on which we must collectively build to refocus on resolving Yemen's conflict."
The Huthis claim to have carried out dozens of missile and drone attacks against Israel since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
They have also attacked alleged Israel-linked ships in the Red Sea, severely disrupting the key global trade route. These attacks expanded to target US and UK ships after the two countries began airstrikes in Yemen in January 2024.
Meanwhile, the UN's head of humanitarian operations, Tom Fletcher, raised alarms about the "deteriorating" humanitarian situation in war-torn Yemen, noting that half of the country's children -- 2.3 million -- suffer from malnutrition.
With the drop in contributions from donor countries, notably the United States, "we are running out of time and resources," he said.
As a result, he said, nutrition programs that served 350,000 malnourished children and their mothers have been shut down, and 400 health facilities, including 64 hospitals, will stop operating, "impacting seven million people."