The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, is “seriously worried” for United States bombings in an oil port in Yemen, his spokesman reported on Saturday, after the Hutíes rebels reported at least 80 dead in the attacks.
“The general secretary is seriously concerned about bombings made by the United States during April 17 and 18 in and around the port of Ras Isa, which according to reports turned out caused dozens of civilian victims, including five injured humanitarian workers,” said spokesman Stéphane Dujarric in a statement.
The US military commanders affirmed that the objective of their attacks against the facilities of the strategic port in Yemen was to “weaken the source of economic power of the hutis”, which control large extensions of the impoverished country of the Arabic Peninsula.
It was the most deadly attack in the United States against the hutis rebels, backed by Iran.
Guterres expressed fears for the damage that the port would have suffered and before a “possible escape of oil to the Red Sea,” Dujarric added in the note.
Likewise, the UN leader called on the hutis to “immediately” their current offensive with missiles and drones against Israel and against commercial vessels that travel the region.
The United States launches bombing almost daily since March 15 to try to end the offensive that the hutis carry out against merchant and military ships in those key waters for world trade.
The rebels began their attacks at the end of 2023, in support of the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip, the scene of a war between the Islamist movement Hamas and Israel.
Also, they sometimes try to directly attack the territory of Israel, whose army announced this Friday having intercepted a missile from Yemen.
According to the spokesman, Guterres is “deeply concerned” about the threat of an escalation in the region, and once again he reiterated his order to the parties to “exercise maximum moderation.”
