At least two people have lost their lives this Tuesday in an airstrike launched by the military coalition led by Saudi Arabia against an oil facility located in the Yemeni governorate of Hodeida, according to reports from the Houthi rebels.
The spokesperson for the Health Ministry controlled by the insurgency, Anis al Asbahi, has stated on his social media that a bombing by the forces led by Riyadh has left two dead and another two injured, although he specified that this is an initial balance and still subject to update.
The attack occurred against an oil company in the Ras Isa area, in the province of Hodeida, which "constitutes a flagrant violation of International Humanitarian Law, threatens the environmental and economic security" of the region, he insisted in statements disseminated by the Saba news agency.
Hours earlier, the Saudi military coalition had ordered the evacuation of a facility of an oil company in the capital, Sana'a, in anticipation of an imminent bombing on the site, which has led the Houthis to warn of a "harsh response" against Riyadh.
The Houthis, who on September 3 launched a large-scale offensive in the west of the country, have carried out numerous missile and drone attacks against Saudi territory, including several airports, in retaliation for the coalition led by Riyadh's support for the military operations of the internationally recognized Yemeni authorities.
The forces loyal to the Yemeni government recognized by the international community announced on October 4 a large-scale offensive to recover areas recently taken by the Houthis and even advance towards the capital, Sana'a, under rebel control since 2014, in operations supported by the international coalition led by Riyadh.
In parallel, in a statement released this afternoon, the spokesperson for the international coalition led by Saudi Arabia, General Turki al Malki, has accused the Houthis of using the country's civilian infrastructure to "support their war effort."
Among these locations, he mentioned the Al-Sabaha power plant in Sana'a, underground fuel depots, fuel tanks, and fuel unloading docks in Hodeida, Sana'a, and Dhamar.
"The Houthi terrorist militia uses these sites to directly support its terrorist military operations, depriving the Yemeni people of access to these resources, which should be legitimately allocated to meet their needs," it has denounced.
According to what has been added, the Houthis use these facilities to "supply their arsenal of missiles and drones that threaten the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the security of airports, ports, and commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
"This has significantly contributed to the execution of hostile attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure, as well as to the planning of imminent attacks against civilian infrastructure in the Kingdom and against merchant vessels in international waterways," it has stated.