UNITED NATIONS, December 25. /TASS/. The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency session on December 30 to address strikes delivered by Yemen’s rebel Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement on the territory of Israel, the Jewish state's Permanent Mission to the UN said in a statement.

"The UN Security Council will convene for an emergency session following the indiscriminate attacks <...> against Israel. The Council will convene this coming Monday, December 30, 2024, at 10am (3:00 p.m. GMT) at Israel's request," the mission’s press service said.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported on December 19 that a missile launched from Yemen had been intercepted in central Israel. Its falling fragments seriously damaged a school building in Ramat Gan, a neighborhood in eastern Tel Aviv. After this incident, Israeli forces delivered airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, including energy infrastructure facilities in Sana.

On December 21, the IDF said that a missile had been launched from Yemen at central Israel. It was not intercepted and fell down near Tel Aviv. According to Israel’s medical services, at least 14 people were hurt. On December 25, the Houthis reported striking a military target in Tel Aviv with a hypersonic missile.

With the conflict in the Gaza Strip escalating, the Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement announced that it would conduct strikes on Israeli territory and block pro-Israeli vessels from passing through the waters of the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait until Tel Aviv ceases its military operation in the Palestinian enclave. The Houthis have attacked dozens of civilian vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since mid-November of last year.

In response to Ansar Allah's actions, US officials announced the formation of an international coalition and the preparation of Operation Prosperity Guardian to ensure freedom of navigation and protection of ships in the Red Sea. As a result, UK and US forces began regularly attacking rebel military facilities in various provinces of Yemen.