Israeli strike on Yemeni port caused $20 million in damage, official says

Get The Times of Israel’s Daily Editionby email and never miss our top storiesNewsletter email addressGet it

By signing up, you agree to the terms

Speaking to AFP on Sunday from the harbor after operations resumed last week, port official Nasr al-Nusairi relayed the results of a preliminary damage assessment, saying two of the cranes were destroyed, a small vessel was burnt and a number of buildings were torched.

“There is also damage to the docks,” said Nusairi, the vice president of the Yemen Red Sea Ports Corporation, which runs the Hodeida harbor.

Nusairi estimated the cost of port damage to “exceed $20 million,” noting, however, that the sum does not factor in losses incurred by the destruction of fuel storage facilities which “is the responsibility of the oil ministry.”

Advertisement