The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and other UN staff members on Thursday, December 26, came under Israeli shelling of the airport in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. Gebreyesus reported this in X, UNN reports.
Gebreyesus said that he arrived in Yemen to negotiate the release of detained UN staff and to assess the health and humanitarian situation in the country.
When we were about to take off from Sanaa, the airport was hit by an aerial bombardment about two hours ago. One of the crew members of our plane was wounded. According to reports, at least two people were killed at the airport. The air traffic control tower, the departure lounge - just a few meters from where we were - and the runway were damaged
Addendum
Israeli military aircraft attacked Houthi military facilities in Yemen . In particular, the airfield in the capital Sanaa was hit.
In addition, the IDF struck military infrastructure in the ports of Al-Hudaydah, Salif and Ras Kanatib on the West Coast.
Recall
Yemeni Houthis launched a rocket attack on the capital of Israel, the rocket landed in the city center on a playground. Five people were lightly injured by shards of glass.