Syria condemns Israeli aggression on Yemen's Hodeidah port

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: SANA
21 Jul 2024 12:50

Syria sees the criminal acts of Israeli aggression as proof of the entity's deteriorating situation following nine months of war.

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Oil tanks burn at the port in Hodeidah, Yemen, Saturday, July 20, 2024. (AP)

Syria issued a strong condemnation on Sunday of the blatant Israeli aggression on Yemen coupled with a warning about the grave consequences of Israeli attacks that have the potential to destabilize the entire region.

In a statement to Syrian media SANA, the Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ministry said, “The Israeli occupation entity escalated on Saturday its flagrant aggression on different regions, among which was the aggression on brotherly Yemen, by targeting several civilian facilities, leaving a number of martyrs and dozens of wounded."

Syria emphasized its support for the Yemeni people and considered the criminal acts of aggression by "Israel" as proof of the entity's deteriorating situation following nine months of war against the Palestinians that has resulted in death, destruction, and genocide.

Israeli war jets launched a series of airstrikes on Saturday targeting Yemen's province of Hodeidah on the Red Sea coast.

The aggression targeted an oil refinery, leading to a massive fire that can be seen kilometers away.

The Yemeni Ministry of Health reported martyrs and wounded as a result of the aggression, confirming that civilians suffered severe burns due to the fires.

On Friday, the Yemeni Armed Forces announced a successful drone strike targeting a significant site in Tel Aviv, occupied Palestine, in continuation of their operations in support of Gaza.

The operation in question was conducted by the newly developed Yafa drone, Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree declared early Friday. The drone is named after the Palestinian city occupied by "Israel" as part of greater Tel Aviv.

At least one Israeli was killed and eight others were injured in the strike that targeted a building almost 100 meters away from the US consulate, Israeli media outlets reported.

The Yemeni Armed Forces reiterate that occupied Yafa (Tel Aviv) is an unsafe zone and that a response to the Israeli aggression on civilian facilities in the Yemeni coastal province of Hodeidah is undoubtedly coming, Saree said on Saturday.