Israeli air strikes struck Sanaa’s international airport and other targets in Yemen on Thursday, killing six people.
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who was at the airport during the strike, reported that one of their plane’s crew members was injured.
The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether they were aware of his presence at the time. The strikes targeted the airport, military facilities, and power stations in rebel areas, following rising hostilities between Israel and the Huthis, part of Iran’s axis of resistance alliance against Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel’s strikes would continue until the job is done. “We are determined to cut this branch of terrorism from the Iranian axis of evil,” he said in a video statement.
Meanwhile, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern over the escalation in hostilities between Israel and the Huthis, describing the strikes on the Sanaa airport as alarming.
The WHO chief, who was in Yemen to seek the release of detained UN staff and assess the humanitarian situation, said he and his team were about to board their flight when the airport came under aerial bombardment. He noted that the air traffic control tower, departure lounge, and runway were damaged in the strike.
“We will need to wait for the damage to the airport to be repaired before we can leave,” he added.
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