Israel’s army attacked in Yemen, WHO chief came under bombardment

Israel’s army hat Attacks the air force against positions in Yemen confirmed. The military said the target was, among other things, the infrastructure of the Houthi militia at the international airport in the capital Sanaa. A team from the World Health Organization is also there WHO-Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus come under fire.

“As we were about to board our flight from Sanaa about two hours ago, the airport was bombed,” the general manager explained on Platform X.

One of the plane’s crew members was injured. The attack damaged the control tower and the departure hall, “just a few meters from where we were,” and the runway was also damaged, he wrote. The team had to wait until the airport was repaired before they could take off. Tedros cited reports that two people were killed in the airport attack.

Attacks on two power plants

The members of the UN and WHO delegation were uninjured and said to be safe. “Our deepest condolences go out to the families of those who lost their lives in this attack,” Tedros wrote.

Israel said fighter jets also struck areas in several ports, including Hodeidah, as well as two of the country’s power plants. Israel accuses the Houthi militia of using civilian infrastructure for military purposes, such as smuggling weapons from Iran. The attacks took place on targets on the west coast and inland. The information cannot be independently verified.

The Houthi militia has repeatedly attacked Israel with drones and rockets, it was also said to justify the attacks. There had recently been frequent rocket alarms in the greater Tel Aviv area due to the attacks. The Israeli air force chief had announced tougher counterattacks in Yemen.

The Houthis, like the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the Lebanese Hezbollah militia, are allied with Israel’s arch-enemy Iran. Israel had previously attacked Yemen several times.