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Saudi Arabia hits MSF Cholera center in Yemen

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Riyadh denies the allegation, instead allege Houthis for the attack

In yet another Saudi-led coalition act against helpless civilians in Yemen, a cholera treatment center in Abs district in Hajjah governorate was targeted. This was claimed by Doctors without Borders Organization on Monday.

A press release issued by the organization said, “A newly constructed cholera treatment center run by the international medical humanitarian organization doctors Without Borders/Medicins Sans Frontiers (MSF) in Abs, Yemen, was hit by an airstrike Monday at approximately 5.40 am.”

Joao Martins, the head of MSF mission in Yemen said in a statement, “This morning’s attack on an MSF cholera treatment center (CTC) by the Saudi and Emirati-led coalition (SELC) shows complete disrespect for medical facilities and patients. Whether intentional or a result of negligence, it is totally unacceptable.”

Saudi Arabia hits MSF Cholera center in Yemen

He further said,“The compound was clearly marked as a health facility and its coordinates were shared with the SELC. With only half of health facilities in Yemen fully functional, nearly 10 million people in acute need, and an anticipated outbreak of cholera, the CTC had been built to save lives. MSF has temporarily frozen its activities in Abs until the safety of its staff and patients is guaranteed.”

Read More: Yemen’s Houthi condemn Saudi Arabia for hitting Presidential Office

Sana’a based Al-Maseerah TV reports, “It is noteworthy that the US-Saudi aggression bombed facilities supported by Doctors Without Borders and other humanitarian organizations and displaced camps in Yemen, during more than three years of aggression dozens of times.”

The Houthi controlled network further said, “US-Saudi aggression deliberately targets all public, private and infrastructure installations in Yemen without discrimination since 26 March 2015.”

“After every bombardment, Doctors without Borders Organization receives assurances from the parties to the conflict and promises that it will not be repeated,” said Teresa Sankristoval, Director of the MSF Emergency Unit in August 2016.

Read More: Houthi warns: US and Saudi Arabia will regret in Yemen

According to Saudi Arabia’s official Al-Arabiya network, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, the spokesman for the Arab coalition in Yemen has denied that the coalition targeted any medical facility affiliated with Doctors Without Borders on Monday.

Saudi Arabia hits MSF Cholera center in Yemen

Instead, Turki al-Maliki condemned the Houthi threat against relief organisations and voiced the importance of protecting relief workers. He said that the Arab coalition has issued hundreds of decisions hot to strike any targets during relief operations out of concern for relief workers safety”.

The spokesman for the coalition further said that the “legitimate forces in Yemen” are preparing to cut the Houthis’ route of supplies towards Saada”. He also played a video showing the destruction of Houthi capabilities in Yemen including missile launcher in Saada and a factory to manufacture drones in Hajjah and targeting Houthis in Al-Jawf axis.

Read More: Saudi Arabia attacks Yemeni capital airport, target drones

Maliki also condemned Houthis for launching four ballistic missiles towards Saudi Arabia during past two months, adding that one of these missiles fell in Yemen.

Meanwhile, Mohamed Al-Houthi, the head of the Supreme Revolutionary Committee, said on Tuesday that US bears the responsibility of any escalation or threat to Hodeidah port. He said that failure and defeat is the only thing aggression will gain. He said, “If any such adventure happen, we promise, the aggression will only gain failure and defeat, by God willing.”

According to latest reports, the United Nations and the International Committee for the Red Cross withdrew their staff from the besieged Yemeni port city of  Hodeidah, fearing that an attack by UAE led forces was imminent.

Read More: Saudi Arabia claims intercepting Yemen’s Houthi missiles

New York Times reports that frantic diplomacy to stave off an attack on the city of 600,000 people and avert a potential humanitarian disaster moved to the UN on Monday, where the Security Council held a closed-door briefing on the situation.

Antonia Guterresm the Secretary General at UN said on Monday, “We are, at the present moment, in intense consultation. There is a lull in the fighting to allow for them, and I hope that it will be possible to avoid a battle for Hudaydah.”

Read More: UN criticise Saudi Arabia for human rights violations in Yemen

There are reports that bipartisan efforts were underway in Washington that Senate should warn UAE, its ally in Yemen (the ousted government based in Riyadh) and Saudi Arabia that a military assault on Al Hudaydah could result in the US cutting off funding for aerial refueling, which has been crucial to the Saudi air campaign in Yemen.

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Amid India-Canada diplomatic tensions, Justin Trudeau shares video of his Diwali celebrations

This comes a day after India expressed its concern over the reports of cancelled Diwali celebrations in Canada.

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Amid the ongoing diplomatic tensions between Canada and India over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday shared a video of his Diwali celebration on social media platform X.

Sharing a 44-second video of his Diwali celebrations on social media, the Canadian Prime Minister wrote, “Happy Diwali! So many special moments shared celebrating with the community this week.”

This comes a day after India expressed its concern over the reports of cancelled Diwali celebrations in Canada.

The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Saturday, while addressing the media over Canada’s serious allegation against Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s involvement in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Nijjar, said it was unfortunate that the prevailing atmosphere in Canada has reached high levels of intolerance and extremism.

In the video, Prime Minister Trudeau showed off some colorful religious threads on his wrists, explaining that he received them during visits to three Hindu temples in Canada recently. He called them symbols of “good luck” and “protection,” adding with a smile, “I’m not taking them off until they fall off”.

Trudeau was also seen interacting warmly with the community, celebrating the festival, and enjoying delicious Indian sweets like jalebis, which he jokingly said he would “save for the team.”

On November 1, Trudeau posted on X, “Happy Diwali! Today, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, and Jain families will celebrate the triumph of light over darkness with festivities, candles, diyas, and fireworks. Wishing you all joy and prosperity during this special time.”

Addressing a press conference in Delhi, Jaiswal said India condemns the recent allegations made by the Canadian government against Shah that he was purportedly involved in the killing of Nijjar and called it “absurd and baseless”.

Jaiswal also said that India had summoned the Canadian High Commissioner on Friday to protest in the strongest terms for the references made to the Union Home Minister of India before the Committee by Canada’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister David Morrison.

On Tuesday, Morrison claimed that Shah orchestrated a campaign of violence, intimidation, and intelligence-gathering aimed at Sikh separatists on Canadian soil. He informed members of Canada’s national security committee in Parliament that he had confirmed Shah’s name to The Washington Post, which was the first to report the allegations. However, Morrison did not provide details on how Canada became aware of Shah’s alleged involvement.

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India, China complete disengagement in Depsang, Demchok at LAC after 4 years standoff

The Indian Army said that coordinated patrolling will start soon by both sides, and the ground commanders will continue to hold talks.

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India, China complete disengagement in Depsang, Demchok at LAC after 4 years standoff

In a significant development, India and China have completed the disengagement exercise in the Depsang and Demchok friction points at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. The troops of both the countries are now verifying the vacation of positions and removal of infrastructure.

Reportedly, the Indian Army said that coordinated patrolling will start soon by both sides, and the ground commanders will continue to hold talks. The two sides will exchange sweets for Diwali tomorrow.

Earlier, Foreign secretary Vikram Misri announced that New Delhi and Beijing reached an agreement to disengage in the remaining friction points at LAC in eastern Ladakh. After the agreement, the two countries began troops disengagement at the two friction points at Demchok and Depsang plains on October 23.

India-China relations worsened because of the Chinese troops’ aggression along the Line of Actual Control, the de facto border, in April 2020. It further deteriorated on June 15, 2020, after 20 Indian soldiers died in the line of duty thwarting the Chinese offensive in the Galwan Valley. New Delhi had said India’s bilateral relations with China will normalise only after the situation at the LAC returns to what it was before May 2020.

Reports said that the Indian Army and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have pulled back their forward-deployed troops and equipment from the two flashpoints, and have also dismantled temporary structures that had been built during the four-year-long standoff.

The Indian soldiers will resume their patrolling in areas that had been cut off because of the PLA’s presence. Nonetheless, the disengagement in Depsang and Demchok will not lead to the creation of buffer zones.

Both the countries had disengaged from Galwan Valley, Pangong Tso, Gogra (PP-17A) and Hot Springs (PP-15) areas and created buffer zones. Speaking to a newspaper publication, Lieutenant General Vinod Bhatia (retd), a former director general of military operations said that the disengagement at Depsang and Demchok will facilitate patrolling by both sides in a coordinated manner, and in the agreed upon frequency and strength of the patrolling parties.

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Iran says 2 soldiers killed in Israeli air strikes

Emphasising Iran’s right to self-defense under the UN Charter, the Iranian Foreign Ministry highlighted its obligation to counter foreign aggression.

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The Iranian Army said on Saturday that two of its soldiers were killed in Israeli air strikes that targeted military bases.

Iran stated that its air defenses effectively countered the attack, resulting in the unfortunate deaths of two soldiers and some areas suffering limited damage.

The Israeli military conducted strikes on Iranian military sites after 2 am on Saturday, responding to what they cited as ongoing attacks by Iran and its allies in the region.

Following the strikes, the Israeli military announced they had successfully completed the mission and achieved their objectives.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the precise targeting of military sites in Iran to neutralize immediate threats to Israel.

“I can now confirm that we have concluded the Israeli response to Iran’s attacks against Israel. We conducted targeted and precise strikes on military targets in Iran — thwarting immediate threats to the State of Israel,” the Israel Defence Force posted on X.

Iran’s air defense headquarters acknowledged the hits on bases in Ilam, Khuzestan, and Tehran but asserted that these attacks were effectively repelled, with investigations ongoing to assess damages. Moreover, Iran indicated its readiness to retaliate against any Israeli aggression, stating that Israel would face proportional consequences for its actions.

Iran expressed its intentions to respond to the Israeli attacks on its military bases, condemning the actions as a violation of international law and the UN Charter’s principles on the use of force.

Emphasising Iran’s right to self-defense under the UN Charter, the Iranian Foreign Ministry highlighted its obligation to counter foreign aggression.

Pakistan strongly condemned Israel’s strikes on Iran, attributing the escalation to Israel and urging the UN Security Council to intervene for peace and security.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer emphasised that Iran should refrain from retaliating against Israel, advocating for restraint on all sides to prevent further escalation.

“I am clear that Israel has the right to defend itself against Iranian aggression. I’m equally clear that we must avoid further regional escalation and urge all sides to restrain. Iran should not respond,” the PM said at a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

The United States advised Iran to halt its attacks on Israel to cease the ongoing violence and break the cycle of conflict, underlining the importance of de-escalation.

“We urge Iran to cease its attacks on Israel so that this cycle of fighting can end without further escalation,” U.S. National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett told reporters.

President Joe Biden was briefed on the Israeli operation throughout its development and execution by his National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan.

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