The Saudi Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that it is following with great concern the developments of the military escalation in Yemen After the Israeli attacks in the governorate Hodeidah Yesterday, Saturday, which doubles the current tension in the region, and harms the ongoing efforts to end the war on Gaza.
The ministry called – in a press statement reported by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) – on all parties to exercise “the utmost restraint and keep the region and its people away from the dangers of wars, and for the international community and influential and effective parties to assume their roles and responsibilities to end conflicts in the region.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed the continuation of Saudi Arabia’s efforts to end the war on Gaza, and its continued support for peace efforts in Yemen to spare its people further suffering and achieve security and peace in the region.
The Saudi Ministry of Defense had previously announced that the Kingdom had no connection to the Israeli bombing that targeted the city of Hodeidah yesterday, Saturday, and that it “will not allow its airspace to be violated by any party.”
The Israeli raids – which are the first declared Israeli attack on Yemeni territory – came a day after the Ansar Allah group targeted…Houthis) city Tel Aviv In a march, which led to the killing of an Israeli and the wounding of others, within the framework of this group’s operations to support the Palestinian resistance since the beginning of the Israeli war on Gaza.
The occupation army said that the fighter jets of the type F-15 The raids were carried out on targets in Hodeidah, more than 1,700 kilometers from Israel, and the Houthi health ministry said the raids killed 3 people and injured 87 others.
Axios quoted an Israeli official as saying that the Israeli raid was carried out in coordination with the United States and the international coalition to confront Houthi attacks.