We welcome that the World Food Programme (WFP) was able to install four mobile cranes at Hodeidah Port at the beginning of this week. This is a positive step. It speeds up the process of getting vital supplies to the people of Yemen, who are experiencing acute hardship.

Further steps must follow, because the humanitarian situation in Yemen remains critical. We therefore call on all concerned to permanently guarantee unhindered and safe access for humanitarian and commercial supplies via all ports and airports in Yemen.

At the same time, the German Government condemns the renewed missile attack that was launched from Yemen and that targeted south-western Saudi Arabia, for which the Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility. This incident clearly demonstrates that a political solution is urgently needed for the conflict in Yemen, which cannot be resolved through military action.