Mobile health care clinics came under fire

The UAE condemns the cowardly attack on the "Red Crescent" medical staff in Taiz

Yemeni forces continue to confront the Houthi militia on several fronts.

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The UAE has strongly condemned the cowardly terrorist attack on the medical staff of the mobile health care clinics of the Emirates Red Crescent in the Yemeni city of Taiz, during a shooting attack.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation confirmed, in a statement, that targeting humanitarian workers represents a major violation of international norms, treaties and covenants, which provide special protection for relief and rescue workers.

The Ministry stressed that targeting humanitarian workers would impede the continuation of relief operations, and affect the arrival of humanitarian aid in Yemen, which could exacerbate human suffering.

The Ministry affirmed its strong condemnation of these criminal acts, and its permanent rejection of all forms of violence and terrorism aimed at destabilizing security and stability, and inconsistent with religious and humanitarian values ​​and principles.

The Ministry appreciated the humanitarian efforts made by the Emirates Red Crescent Authority in Yemen, and other countries, to provide all forms of assistance to relieve the burdens of the needy and the affected.

For its part, the Emirates Red Crescent Authority confirmed that the targeting of humanitarian workers represents a major violation of international norms, treaties and covenants. In a statement, the authority expressed its deep condemnation and deep regret for the cowardly terrorist act due to the exposure of its medical staff working in mobile health care clinics to a shooting attack in the village. Disturbances in Taiz governorate.

The Commission affirmed that its humanitarian efforts will continue on the Yemeni arena wherever there is a need for assistance despite the risks involved, based on the humanitarian efforts undertaken by the Commission in Yemen and other countries, to provide all forms of assistance to alleviate the suffering of those affected, and an impregnable barrier to all attempts of targeted violence. To hinder everyone who stands by the side of humanity and contributes to alleviating the suffering of the defaulters.

The commission also stressed that all forms of violence and terrorism are unacceptable and inconsistent with religious and humanitarian values ​​and principles and international norms.

In addition, the areas between the governorates of Al-Jawf, Marib and the countryside of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, witnessed yesterday, the fiercest confrontations between the Yemeni army forces and the tribes on the one hand, and the Houthi militia on the other hand, which resulted in the death and injury of many Houthi elements as well as the destruction of mechanisms belonging to the militias, while Militias escalated their violations on the fronts of the West Coast.

The Yemeni army forces and the tribes, backed by the Arab Coalition to Support Legitimacy, were able to destroy combat vehicles on the Khasaf front in Al-Jawf, after the militia attempted to infiltrate the sites of the legitimate forces, and the coalition fighters were able to destroy an air defense system of the Houthi militia in the vicinity of the capital, Sanaa, in addition to targeting sites. Drones and missile launchers in a specific operation that made the militias lose their balance on the fronts of Ma'rib and the countryside of Sanaa.

In the Al-Khadkara front, west of Ma'rib, confrontations continued between the legitimate forces and militias, which led to the death of 15 Houthis, in addition to the burning of a Houthi armored vehicle and the plundering of a large quantity of various ammunition.

In Saada, the Yemeni army forces managed to repel a large-scale attack by the militias towards their positions on the Kattaf front and inflicted heavy losses on them.

The Arab Coalition fighters launched a series of specific raids on Houthi sites in Baqim Saada, which included vehicles and weapons, which led to the destruction of a large amount of these weapons.

In Taiz, the Houthi militia continued to target residential areas in the east and north of the city, using heavy artillery and Katyusha rockets, one of which landed in the Al-Zankal neighborhood, after it was fired from Houthi concentration sites on Al-Khamseen Street, north of the city, which led to the destruction of a house and damage to three others in the area.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation:

• "The targeting of humanitarian workers represents a major violation of international norms, treaties and conventions."

• Coalition fighters destroy an air defense system of the Houthi militia in the vicinity of Sana'a.

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