Israel This Saturday made a selective bombing in Yemen, with the aim of eliminating Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-RamariChief of Staff of the Huti forces. The attack took place in a residential complex of Furyduring a high level meeting of that movement, But it is not yet clear if the man He was injured, or who was at that time.
The operation is part of the recent climbing of clashes between Tel Aviv and Iran and its allies in the region. The Foreign Ministry of Russia condemned the intervention by qualifying it as “not caused” and “totally unacceptable”, while the president Vladimir Putin He offered media to prevent a new wave of violence. For its part, China He expressed “deep concern” and called to resume the dialogue.
From Brazil, Venezuela, Cuba and NicaraguaLatin American governments rejected the offensive, and in the Islamic world powers such as Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan They urged the cessation of hostilities and respect for international law.
This bombing adds a new tension front in an already convulsed Middle East, raising the risk that local conflicts result in a greater scope.
Recent history
It should be remembered that on May 9 The Israeli army intercepted a missile from Yemen For the huti forces, causing the activation of the anti -aircraft sirens in Tel Aviv and several locations in the center of the country. Air defense batteries managed to knock down the threat before it could cause damage to urban areas, although the episode again fueled the tension climate between Tel Aviv and the groups aligned with Iran.
That offensive coincided with the announcement of a truce agreement between the United States and the Hutis rebels to suspend the attacks against boats in the Red Sea, a pact that took the Israeli government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu by surprise. Despite the understanding, the Hutis warned that their missiles – including those of Iranian manufacturing – would continue to point to Israel while the conflict was maintained in the Gaza Strip, and the Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, promised “Confundant response in Yemen and where necessary”.
Israel attacked one of the most important natural gas deposits in Iran
On Saturday afternoonIsrael’s army attacked South Pars, one of the world’s central natural gas depositsshared between Qatar and Iran. The attack would have been made by drones that impacted the refineries located in the Bushehr province.
“An Israeli drone hit a refinery in phase 14 of the natural gas deposit South Pars, in the Persian Gulf, which caused a strong explosion”, Communicated the middle Iran Front Page. Until the night, Iranian authorities continued to work on extinguishing fire and evacuation tasks.
After the attack, Kazem Gharibadi – Iranian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs – pointed out that they will no longer cooperate with the OIEA: “It is foolish that these peaceful sites are attacked and that the organism remain silent. ”
Source: Ambito
