Cairo: Egypt’s foreign ministry strongly condemned an attack by Yemen’s Houthi militia on the Saudi city of Samata, which resulted in the death and injury of civilians.
A Saudi and a Yemeni were killed by a Houthi projectile, and seven civilians were injured.
The ministry reaffirmed Egypt’s solidarity with Saudi Arabia against the Houthis’ terrorist attacks, which it said violate international law and pose a major threat to regional security and stability.
The ministry reaffirmed Cairo’s “firm position in supporting the measures taken by Saudi Arabia to maintain the close relationship between its own security and that of its siblings and the national security of the two countries.”
Egypt expressed its condolences to Saudi Arabia and the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.
The international community condemned the deadly Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s Jazan.