Ministry of Transport in the Sana’a Government: Targeting the Airport Deprives Thousands of Yemeni Patients of Their Basic Rights, and the United Nations Must Shoulder Its Responsibility

The Ministry of Transport and Public Works in Sana’a considered on Monday that the Saudi raids on Sana’a International Airport represent a deliberate escalation with American and Israeli support, aimed at maintaining the siege imposed on Yemeni airports and ports for more than ten years.

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The ministry stated in a statement that targeting the airport deprives thousands of patients and travelers of their basic rights to be able to go out for treatment.

The statement called on the United Nations and international organizations to shoulder their responsibilities towards the siege, and to adhere to international law away from what it described as double standards.

The ministry also stressed that the attack came despite previous warnings from Sana’a, indicating that targeting Sana’a Airport “will not go without a response,” and that what it described as the era of guardianship over Yemen has ended.

Saudi Arabia had launched a series of raids on Sana’a Airport coinciding with the return of a Yemeni delegation from Iran, a step considered by Sana’a as a declaration of war according to a Foreign Ministry statement.