Olona hambo lukhulu, ukhenketho kunye neminyhadala yezemidlalo eSaudi Arabia sele iza kuqalisa kwiGulf City yaseJeddah ngoMvulo. Umdyarho weFormula 1 ubonisa iwotshi yeeyure ezili-15 ukusuka ekuqaleni xa eli nqaku lapapashwa.
Namhlanje kufutshane nomdyarho weqela labavukeli baseYemeni Houthi babanga uxanduva lohlaselo lwebhombu kwindawo yokugcina amafutha eSaudi Aramco.
Kwakukho ugqabhuko-dubulo kwindawo yokucoca kufutshane nebala lomdyarho, malunga neekhilomitha ezili-10 ukusuka kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya iJeddah. Amaziko abethelwa ngemijukujelwa, ngelixa iRas Tanura kunye neRabigh zokucoca zijolise kwiidrones.
Uhlaselo lweza njengoko isixeko sisamkela iindwendwe zamazwe ngamazwe kugqatso lwaso lokuqala lweFomula 1 (F1).
Ngokutsho kwamajoni aseYemeni, injongo yohlaselo kukunyanzela iSaudi Arabia ukuba iphelise ukuvalwa kwayo eYemen.
Olu qhankqalazo lwabhengezwa njengenqanaba lesithathu leeHouthis '"Ukuqhawulwa koMsebenzi wokungqinga" kwaye kujoliswe kwiziseko ezingundoqo ezibalulekileyo, ngokutsho kweqela. Indawo yokuhluza iRas Tanura kunye neRabigh oil nazo zabethwa ziidrones, batsho abavukeli.
Kwakungokwesibini isityalo sase-Aramco e-Jeddah sabethelwa kwiiveki ezimbini, kunye nenani lezinye iindawo ezijoliswe kuzo kutshanje, kubandakanywa iziko lokuhambisa i-Aramco e-Jizan, isityalo segesi yendalo, kunye ne-Yasref refinery e-Yanbu.
Umlilo ubunokubonwa kwindawo yomdyarho, apho isixeko siza kubamba umdyarho weemoto odumileyo weGrand Prix ukusukela ngoLwesihlanu ukuya ngeCawe.
Ngelixa uMdibaniso wama-Arabhu uxele uqhankqalazo kumaziko e-Aramco aluzange lube naziphumo kubomi boluntu eJeddah, ngokutsho kwemithombo yeendaba yasekhaya, iinqwelomoya eziya eJeddah nakwezinye izikhululo zeenqwelomoya ezikufutshane zamiswa. UMphathiswa Wezangaphandle waseSaudi ulumkise ukuba uhlaselo lunokuthi lube nefuthe ekusasazweni kwe-oyile, kunokubangela ukuba amaxabiso anyuke.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Kwakungokwesibini isityalo sase-Aramco e-Jeddah sabethelwa kwiiveki ezimbini, kunye nenani lezinye iindawo ezijoliswe kuzo kutshanje, kubandakanywa iziko lokuhambisa i-Aramco e-Jizan, isityalo segesi yendalo, kunye ne-Yasref refinery e-Yanbu.
- The strikes were announced as the third phase of the Houthis' “Breaking of the Siege Operation” and was aimed at critical infrastructure, according to the group.
- While the Arab Coalition has reported the strike on the Aramco facilities had no repercussions for public life in Jeddah, according to local media, flights into Jeddah and other nearby airports were postponed.
