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Israel bombs Yemen airport as WHO chief prepares to board plane

2024-12-26 19:56:58Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Israel bombs Yemen airport as WHO chief prepares to board plane
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the WHO

Israeli warplanes struck multiple targets across Yemen on Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces said, including ports, power stations and the international airport serving the capital, Sanaa, as the director-general of the World Health Organization was about to board a flight.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the WHO, said the airport was bombed while he was waiting to board a plane. A member of his plane’s crew was injured in the attack, he said in a post on X. He said he and his United Nations colleagues were safe, but that “the air traffic control tower, the waiting room and the runway were damaged.”

Tedros, who was in Yemen to negotiate the release of UN staff held there and to assess the humanitarian situation, said he and his team would remain stranded until the airport could be repaired.

The IDF did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether it knew Tedros was at the airport when the attack was launched.

The IDF said it targeted military infrastructure used by the Houthi militant group at Sanaa International Airport and the Hezyaz power station, south of the capital, and the Ras Kanatib power station on Yemen's west coast. It also struck two ports on the coast that were allegedly used by the Houthi rebels to smuggle weapons and officials from Iran, which backs the movement.

The Houthis control large parts of Yemen and have launched frequent attacks on Israel, as well as Western ships in the Red Sea, since the start of the Gaza war. The group says its attacks are in solidarity with the Palestinian people and will cease when Israel stops its war in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli air defense systems have intercepted most of the missiles and drones launched by the Houthis. But last week, two missiles hit Israel, causing injuries and damage.

Israel informed the United States about the attacks in Yemen before they were carried out, said an Israeli individual familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.


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