2024-07-30 06:18:42
The Red Sea Ports Corporation announced that the amount of material damage from the Israeli strike on the port of Hodeidah in western Yemen amounted to about $20 million, excluding oil losses, according to what Agence France-Presse reported from a Houthi official.
The Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the so-called “Red Sea Ports Corporation” affiliated with the Houthis, which is responsible for the port, Nasr Al-Nusairi, said that the losses “exceed $20 million for the port, while the assessment of the oil facilities is left to the Ministry of Oil.”
He added: “There is material damage to the port and oil facilities… Among this damage is the destruction of two bridge cranes, a marine vessel… and a number of facilities and buildings belonging to the institution in the port.”
On July 20, the Israeli Air Force attacked the Houthi-controlled port of Hodeidah, the day after Iranian-backed Yemeni rebels claimed responsibility for a drone attack that killed one person in Tel Aviv. It was the first time Israel had claimed responsibility for an attack on Yemen.
The raids on the port, which is a major gateway for fuel imports and humanitarian aid to areas controlled by the Houthi movement, killed nine people, according to Houthi-affiliated media.
It also caused a huge fire that lasted for days in the port, destroying some cranes and dozens of oil tanks.
The port appeared to be in an operational state, with container ships on its docks and workers moving containers from one side to another using cranes, one of which appeared to be damaged by the bombing, according to an AFP photographer who toured the area.
Al-Nusairi also pointed to damage to the docks, which led to “the suspension of port activities for a specific period.”
But last Tuesday night, two container ships docked at the port of Hodeidah for the first time since the raids, according to Houthi-affiliated media.
Last updated: July 29, 2024 – 13:21
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