Xinhua News Agency, United Nations, November 23 (Reporter Wang Jiangang) The UN Secretary-General’s Office of the Spokesperson said in an email sent to reporters on the 23rd that Secretary-General Guterres expressed concern about the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities.
Guterres emphasized that attacks on civilian targets and infrastructure violate international humanitarian law. He called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint, participate in the political process promoted by the United Nations, and negotiate a political solution to end the conflict and the suffering of the Yemeni people. According to a report by the Saudi Arabian News Agency, an oil facility near the coastal city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia exploded and caught fire after being attacked by terrorists at 3:50 local time on the 23rd, but no casualties were caused. The oil supply of Saudi Aramco (Saudi Aramco) was not affected. According to a report earlier in the day by the Masira TV station controlled by the Houthi armed forces, the Houthi armed forces launched a "missile" at a large oil facility near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The armed spokesman Yahya Sarria said that the target of the attack was Saudi Aramco’s oil supply facility in Jeddah in response to the blockade imposed by the Saudi-led multinational force on Yemen.
In September 2014, the Houthis in Yemen seized the capital Sana’a and then occupied southern Yemen, forcing President Hadi to seek refuge in Saudi Arabia. In March 2015, Saudi Arabia and other countries launched a military operation code-named "Decisive Storm" against the Houthis. In December 2018, under the mediation of the United Nations, the Yemeni government and the Houthis reached an agreement on important issues such as the Hudaydah ceasefire and the exchange of prisoners of war, but soon the two sides accused each other of breaking the ceasefire agreement. (End)
