The "Insan" Organization for Rights and Freedoms strongly condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the naval bombardment carried out by Israeli occupation forces on the morning of Tuesday, June 10, 2025, targeting the Port of Hodeidah on Yemen’s western coast. This direct and dangerous assault on a vital civilian facility—considered a crucial lifeline for the delivery of food and humanitarian aid to millions of Yemenis—constitutes a grave violation.
According to reports by Israeli media, the Israeli Navy was responsible for this attack, which struck the port’s docks in an escalatory move that reflects a dangerous trend toward widening the scope of regional conflict and punishing the Yemeni people for the stance taken by the Sanaa government against crimes committed against Palestinian civilians.
The organization asserts that this assault constitutes a serious violation of international humanitarian law and the Law of the Sea. It is an unlawful targeting of protected civilian infrastructure and threatens to worsen the humanitarian situation in Yemen, compounding the suffering of a population already trapped in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
"Insan" calls on the United Nations, the international community, and all human rights organizations to explicitly condemn this attack and to work toward launching an independent international investigation into the circumstances of this and previous assaults. It also urges accountability for the perpetrators and calls for guarantees that such violations—of international law and the foundations of regional peace and security—will not be repeated.
The organization further warns that the international community's silence in the face of these aggressive acts and repeated violations could lead the region toward full-scale war and jeopardize the security of international navigation in the Red Sea. Immediate and effective action is needed to compel Israel to cease its assaults and to hold its leadership accountable for crimes committed against civilians in Palestine, Yemen, and Syria.
