Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned about a possible wider escalation in the Middle East
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a halt to attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, urging all sides to exercise restraint following Saturday’s large-scale Israeli air raid on the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah.
The air raid was a response to Yemeni Houthi attacks on Israeli-linked civilian vessels and long-range missile and drone strikes on Israel, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
The attack on Hodeidah killed at least three people and injured about 87 more, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported early Sunday, citing the Ministry of Health which operates in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
Guterres “is deeply concerned about the reports of airstrikes earlier today in and around the port of Hodeidah in Yemen,” according to a statement from his spokesperson published on the UN website.