Egypt condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi facilities

Saudi firefighters inspect damage caused by the debris of a missile intercepted in Jazan on Saturday. (SPA)
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  • The attacks took place on Saturday night and in the early hours of Sunday morning
  • Houthi actions come ahead of GCC-sponsored peace talks between Yemeni factions

CAIRO: The Egyptian government has condemned the Houthis鈥� attack on economic and civilian facilities in 萝莉视频, describing the actions as flouting international law.

In a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt slammed 鈥渋n the strongest terms, the Houthi militia鈥檚 continuation of its despicable terrorist attacks (on) the territory of the Kingdom of 萝莉视频, the latest of which was (on) economic and civil(ian) facilities at dawn on Sunday, with drones and ballistic missiles.鈥�

The statement stressed that this was a 鈥済reat escalation鈥� and violated international law. Egypt reaffirmed its support for the Kingdom.

The attacks took place on Saturday night and in the early hours of Sunday morning. The Houthi actions come ahead of GCC-sponsored peace talks between Yemeni factions that the militia said they would not attend. The talks are due to take place from March 29 in Riyadh.