Ministry Of Foreign Affairs: No Indonesian Citizens Become Victims Of Israeli Attacks On Yemeni Port

Israeli military land operations in Gaza. (Source: Israel Defense Forces)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that no Indonesian citizens (WNI) were victims of Israeli airstrikes on Hudaidah Port, Yemen, on Saturday, July 20, 2024. KBRI Muscat has communicated with Indonesian citizens living in the Hudaidah area. To date, no Indonesian citizens have been victims of attacks," said the Director of Protection for Indonesian Citizens and BHI of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Judha Nugraha via text message, quoted by ANTARA Sunday, July 21. Based on the KBRI Muscat's self-report record, there were 19 Indonesian citizens who settled in the Hudaidah area. At least two other victims were injured and 80 injured as a result of Israeli airstrikes at Al Hudaidah port in western Yemen, Saturday. "The crime of Israel's enemies targeting the province of Al Hudaidah has killed two people and injured 80 others, most of them suffered severe burns," said the Ministry of Health, affiliated with Houthi, according to the group's SABA news agency. Previously, broadcaster Al-Masirah reported that the airstriker targeted oil storage facilities at Al Hudaidah port. The television station also broadcasts images of the large fires claimed to have occurred after airstrikes in the city port. "The Israeli Air Force attacked targets in the city of Al Hudaidah in Yemen," the Israeli Walla site quoted an unnamed US official. Meanwhile, the Israeli army said in a statement that its fighter carried out an airstrike targeting Houthi positions in the port of Al Hudaidah in Yemen.

"The airstrikes have been a response to hundreds of attacks on Israel over the past few months," Israel said. The Houthi group has targeted Israeli-flagged, operated ships or headed for Israeli ports in the Red Sea and Aden Bay with missiles and drones as a form of solidarity with Gaza, which has been attacked by Israel since October 7, 2023.