El Secretary General UN Secretary-General António Guterres is deeply concerned by reports of airstrikes that occurred today in the port of Hudaydah, in Yemen, and its surroundings, the UN spokesperson reported in a statement issued Saturday night.
The bombings were claimed by Israel, pointing them out as its response to previous Houthi attacks on its territory.
According to unofficial information, At least three people have died and around 90 have been injured. in the bombings, which also caused considerable damage to civilian infrastructure.
Call to act with restraint
“The Secretary-General calls on all concerned to avoid attacks that could harm civilians and civilian infrastructure,” the statement noted.
The head of the UN expressed great concern “about the risk of further escalation in the region and continues to urge everyone to exercise maximum restraint,” the United Nations spokesperson concluded the message.
Houthi attacks
Friday morning, The Houthis had launched an attack against Israel from Yemen with unmanned ships. One of those drones hit an apartment building near the United States embassy in downtown Tel Aviv, killing one person and injuring about ten others.
After the start of the Israeli bombings of Gaza on October 7 after the Hamas-led attack in southern Israel, the Houthis have attacked vessels in the Red Sea naval and merchant vessels related to Israel to pressure that country to end hostilities in the Gaza Strip, which have already left more than 38.000 dead, and to lift the siege against that Palestinian territory.
To respond to attacks on ships, the United States and the United Kingdom attacked Houthi positions in Yemen in early February.
Affected navigation
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have navigation affected and added stress to shipping routes that were already disrupted by conflict and climate change.
The Suez Canal, a vital waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, handled between 12% and 15% of global trade in 2023.
But since November 2023, Houthi-led attacks in the Red Sea have led major players in the shipping industry to temporarily halt Suez transits and seek other routes, considerably decreasing the volume of trade that passes through the Suez Canal, as warned by the UN Conference on Trade and Development.