Saudi Arabia has strongly denounced the attacks on displacement camps in El-Fasher city, Sudan, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
In a statement, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said that the Kingdom expressed its strong condemnation of the recent attacks that targeted the Zamzam and Abu Shouk displacement camps near the city of El-Fasher in western Sudan which resulted in numerous deaths and injuries.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry said that these attacks represent a breach of international law and international humanitarian law, stressing the Kingdom’s categorical rejection of such violations.
Moreover, Saudi Arabia emphasized the urgent need for ensuring the safety of humanitarian and relief workers. It also stressed the need for halting attacks against civilians and complying with the commitments of the Jeddah Declaration, signed in May 2023, particularly protecting civilians in Sudan.
The Kingdom also extended its condolences to the families of the victims and wished speedy recovery for the injured, the statement added.
On Friday, more than 100 people, including 20 children, are feared dead in Sudan after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched “coordinated ground and aerial assaults” on El-Fasher and the Zamzam and Abu Shouk displacement camps, France 24 reported citing the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
The RSF are at war with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) since April 2023. Last month, the SAF recaptured the capital city of Khartoum. Since then, the RSF intensified their attacks on El-Fasher, the only state capital in Darfur they do not control.
