Saudi Aramco’s Jeddah oil depot hit by Houthi attack
Pakistan has condemned drone and missile attacks launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels to target an Aramco oil storage facility in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah city, the Pakistani foreign office said.
Saudi Arabia’s air defense forces destroyed seven drones and a missile launched by the Houthi militia targeting the southern part of the kingdom, the Arab coalition said.
After the attacks, fires at two tanks at the oil facility were brought under control, without any injuries or casualties. Flames could still be seen in live footage aired by Saudi-owned Ekhbariya television channel.
The coalition said it is exercising self-restraint in the face of the attacks, but launched a military operation in Yemen early on Saturday saying it aimed to protect global energy sources and ensure supply chains.
“Pakistan strongly condemns the drone and missile attacks launched by the Houthi militia to target the civilian infrastructure and energy facilities in different parts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which were successfully intercepted and destroyed by the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces,” the Pakistani foreign office said in a statement.
Pakistan called for immediate cessation of these attacks that violate the international law and threaten peace and security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the region.
Pakistan reaffirmed full support and solidarity with the brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against any threat to its sovereignty and territorial integrity.