Yemeni Petrol Station Owners’ Union condemns Saudi airstrike on fuel station in Kamaran

On Sep 26, 2026 8:43 PM

HODEIDA, Sept. 26 (YPA) – The Union of Owners of Private Petrol Stations in Yemen on Saturday strongly condemned a Saudi airstrike last Wednesday that targeted a fuel station designated to supply fishing boats on Kamaran Island in Hodeida province.

In a statement, the union described the targeting of a civilian oil facility, which is essential for meeting citizens’ needs, as a flagrant violation of international and humanitarian law and a dangerous escalation that further aggravates the suffering of the Yemeni people.

The statement said the attack was part of a series of assaults on oil facilities and petrol stations in Yemen, noting that Saudi aircraft had previously targeted 569 petrol stations during the years of the war in Yemen in a systematic campaign against civilian and service facilities.

The union warned of catastrophic consequences for the lives and livelihoods of fishermen and citizens, holding Saudi Arabia fully responsible for what it described as the crime.

It called on the international community, the United Nations and humanitarian organizations to take urgent and firm action and condemn crimes and violations by the Saudi regime.

The Yemeni Oil Company had also strongly condemned on Friday the Saudi airstrike targeting the fuel station designated to supply fishing boats on Kamaran Island.

In a statement, the company said the targeting of civilian objects and service facilities linked to citizens’ daily lives constituted a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, a dangerous escalation and an extension of a suffocating blockade aimed at worsening the suffering of the Yemeni people.

The company added that targeting a fuel station relied upon by fishermen for their work and livelihoods constituted a grave crime that would further worsen their suffering and deprive them of their means of livelihood, holding the Saudi regime fully responsible for the attack and its humanitarian and economic consequences.