Tim Lenderking, the US special envoy to Yemen, has warned that peace efforts there must not be wasted as Washington works to contain the war in Gaza from escalating across the Middle East.
“We’ve made tremendous progress on the peace process and these peace efforts should not be squandered,” Mr Lenderking told The National on Tuesday.
“We advise all parties to not widen this conflict."
His comments came after Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed to have fired drones at Israel, in the second attack by the Iran-backed group.
US special envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking. Ryan Christopher Jones / The National