WHO director general caught in Sanaa airport bombardment amid Israeli strikes on Yemen, Gaza
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), says he was about to board a plane in Sanaa, Yemen, when the airport came under Israeli aerial bombardment. Israeli claims it was striking Houthi targets in the airport and other parts of Yemen's capital. The strikes on Yemen came as Israel continued bombarding Gaza, killing 21 Palestinians on Thursday, according to Gaza health authorities.
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A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports, while the World Health Organization's director-general said the bombardment occurred nearby.
