- 鈥淎ny damage to humanitarian food stocks, whether deliberately targeted or as collateral damage, is unacceptable,鈥� the World Food Programme said
- Hodeidah is the entry point for most of Yemen鈥檚 humanitarian aid and commercial imports
GENEVA: The UN are assessing possible damage to grain stores it manages near the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeidah that were hit by gunfire on Thursday, a spokesman said.
鈥淎ny damage to humanitarian food stocks, whether deliberately targeted or as collateral damage, is unacceptable when millions in Yemen continue to suffer from crippling shortages of food,鈥� the World Food Programme鈥檚 senior spokesman Herve Verhoosel told a press briefing in Geneva.
Hodeidah, which has become the focus of a four-year war between Saudi-backed government forces and the Iran-aligned Houthi group, is the entry point for most of Yemen鈥檚 humanitarian aid and commercial imports.