Singapore condemns attacks by Houthis on civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia

Singapore has condemned the recent attacks on Saudi Arabia's civilian infrastructure by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.

In a statement on Friday (Oct 9), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said such attacks have resulted in the loss of lives and injuries to civilians.

"Such attacks are unacceptable and cannot be justified," it added.

Houthis escalated their campaign of strikes against Saudi Arabia over this week.

On Thursday, they tried to shut down the kingdom's airspace and oil facilities with missile fire that killed three people and left a plane badly damaged .

The group said it had struck Riyadh airport and warned workers to stay away from energy plants, which would be targeted.

Saudi officials also said debris from an intercepted missile had hit a kindergarten and medical complex in Riyadh.

A Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis vowed retaliation, saying the attacks "will not go unpunished".

In a statement issued late on Wednesday, the coalition said it had attacked more than 80 Houthi military sites across the governorates of Saada, Hodeidah, Jawf and Marib.

Meanwhile, oil prices settled four per cent higher on Thursday on revived concerns about the ongoing war in the Middle East and growing supply disruptions due to a hurricane approaching the US Gulf Coast.

新加坡谴责也门胡塞武装（伊朗支持的武装组织）近期对沙特阿拉伯民用基础设施发动的袭击。

外交部在周五（10月9日）发表的声明中表示，此类袭击已造成平民伤亡。

声明还补充说：“此类袭击是不可接受的，也是不可辩解的。”

本周，胡塞武装加大了对沙特阿拉伯的袭击力度。

周四，他们试图用导弹袭击关闭该国的领空和石油设施，造成三人死亡，一架飞机严重受损。

该组织称已袭击利雅得机场，并警告工作人员远离能源工厂，因为这些工厂将成为袭击目标。

沙特官员还表示，一枚被拦截导弹的碎片击中了利雅得的一所幼儿园和一家医疗中心。

由沙特阿拉伯领导的联军誓言报复，称这些袭击“不会逍遥法外”。

联军在周三晚些时候发表的一份声明中表示，他们袭击了萨达省、荷台达省、焦夫省和马里卜省的 80 多个胡塞武装军事目标。

与此同时，由于人们对中东持续战争的担忧重燃，以及飓风逼近美国墨西哥湾沿岸导致供应中断加剧，周四油价上涨 4%。