Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen Continues Due to Naval Blockade

In a continuous challenge to international conventions and norms, the US-Saudi aggression continues to prevent dozens of ships loaded with oil derivatives, food and medicine from entering the port of Hodeidah in western Yemen, which reflected on the lives of citizens, and increased their human suffering.

Despite the briefing of the UN envoy for Yemen to the Security Council in October that talked about the entry of oil ships to avoid a fuel crisis in the country, the aggression countries continue to tighten their blockade, through maritime piracy of a number of oil ships, and seize more than 231,000 tons of gasoline and diesel.

“There are food and wheat products that are held for different periods. The number of ships increases and decreases due to the arrival of ships to the area of detention and the release of some ships, but in general it can be said that not less than 10 or 12 ships are still detained and this number reaches 16 ships at times,” Yahya Sharaf Adeen, Vice-Chairman of the Red Sea Ports Authority said.

The negative repercussions of the siege and piracy carried out by the coalition forces, especially Saudi and Emirati forces at sea, have worsened and increased the rates of diseases and epidemics that have killed the population in the city center by preventing the entry of medicines and medical solutions.

Regarding the situation of hospitals in the West Coast, deputy director of the health office in Hodeidah Khaled Al-Haoury said, “Hospitals need oil derivatives, there is a lack of equipment, a shortage of drugs and more need of medicines, as the forces of aggression allow their entry from far roads and late periods.”

The countries of aggression ignored the international permits that are given to ships to enter the port of Hodeidah, and the residents considered it an increase in their suffering and a stranglehold on them.

SH.A.