Sudden incident: The port was hit by a large-scale air strike and was completely paralyzed
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On the evening of April 17 local time, the US military once again launched a large-scale air strike on the Port of Ras Isa, controlled by the Houthi armed forces in the Hodeida Province in western Yemen, and the entire port was completely paralyzed.
CCTV reporters learned when visiting the attacked port on the spot that according to statistics, the air strike caused at least 80 deaths and 171 injuries.
According to the latest report from CCTV News, from the night of the 19th to the early morning of the 20th local time, the US military launched another air strike on the Hodeida Maritime Bureau building located in the Hodeida Port. On the evening of the 19th local time, more than ten huge explosions were heard from Hodeida City in western Yemen, and it was suspected that it was again air strike by US troops.
The attack on the Port of Ras Isa is the largest in a single attempt since U.S. President Trump ordered air strikes on Houthi forces in mid-March. But so far, the continued air strikes of the U.S. military have failed to stop the Houthi forces from being in the Red SeaExploiting an attack on the shipAndIsraeli missile attack.
According to the Red Sea Port Authority, due to US air strikes, the Port of Ras Isa is now completely unavailable. After entering the port, CCTV reporters found that the port was in a mess, with oil and gas product storage tanks, transportation pipelines, a large number of machinery and equipment, vehicles, as well as many equipment and infrastructure in the port, and the entire port was completely paralyzed.
As an important material channel in northern Yemen, Las Isa Port undertakes 90% of fuel imports and 60% of food transportation tasks. It is located in Hodeida Province, the southern entrance to the Red Sea, and is on the west side of the "Red Sea-Suez Canal Corridor", the busiest shipping in the world.
The channel carries 12% of the world's trade volume every year, and its geographical location has significant strategic value. It is not only a key node in the Red Sea shipping channel, but also a hub connecting Yemen's inland energy production areas and international trade networks.
The port is about 50 kilometers away from Hodeida City and is located in the core area of the Houthi-controlled area, becoming an important fulcrum for its economic and military activities.
The U.S. Treasury Office of Overseas Assets Control (OFAC) recently announced that it has imposed sanctions on Yemen International Bank and its three executives, accusing the bank of providing financial support to Iran-backed Houthi forces.
The sanctions are another step up after the US relisted the Houthi armed forces as a "foreign terrorist organization." For the shipping industry, this means internationalRed Sea Shipping Insurance, Risk Rating, Port Benching StrategyAll of them will be affected by policy changes.
The United Nations has warned that cutting Yemeni banks from the SWIFT system could have "disastrous consequences" for the economic and humanitarian situation in Yemen. Yemen is currently facing a serious humanitarian crisis, with more than half of the population in need of assistance and more than 2 million children at risk of severe malnutrition.
The US air strikes on Yemen not only caused huge casualties and property losses, but also made the already fragile humanitarian situation in Yemen worsen.
As an important material channel, the paralysis of the port of Ras Isa directly threatens the survival rights of millions of Yemeni people, and the shortage of basic materials such as food and fuel has further intensified.
At present, the paralysis of the port not only exacerbates the suffering of Yemeni people, but also casts a shadow on the Red Sea ecology and the global energy market. The international community urgently needs to balance military operations with humanitarian principles to avoid further spillovers to the crisis.
