WHO chief Tedros Adhanom narrowly escaped an Israeli attack on the airport in Yemen’s capital Sana’a on Thursday. Tedros was about to leave the airport a short while later when this attack took place from Israel. One of the crew of the plane has been injured in the attack. Apart from this, two other people have died. Tedros posted on X and informed about this attack. He wrote that the airport was bombed 2 hours before we were about to board the plane. The runway has been damaged in the attack. Tedros and his colleagues will have to wait till the runway is repaired. He also expressed grief for the people killed in the attack. Tedros and his team had reached Yemen to negotiate the release of the staff of the United Nations team. Israel carried out airstrikes with 25 aircraft
The Israel Defense Force (IDF) carried out airstrikes on Thursday targeting the hideouts of Houthi rebels in Yemen. The IDF claimed that it had targeted the military bases of the Houthis in this airstrike. This includes Sana’a International Airport, Hejaz and Ras Kanetib power stations and Al Hudaydah, Salif and Ras Kanetib ports. 25 aircraft were used for the airstrike. Apart from fighter jets, these also included refueling planes and spy planes. 6 people have died in these attacks. On the other hand, Houthi rebels are also continuously targeting Israel. Since December 16, the Houthis have carried out 5 ballistic missiles and 5 drone attacks on Israel. According to the IDF, the Houthis have fired more than 200 missiles and 170 drones on Israel in the last one year. UN Chief condemned the Israeli attack
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the Israeli attack on Sana’a Airport. He asked Israel to respect international law. Guterres said that ordinary citizens and helpers should not be targeted. Guterres has expressed concern about the Israeli attacks on Sanaa airport, ports in the Red Sea and power plants. He asked Israel and Houthi rebels to stop military action and exercise restraint. ————————————- Read this news related to Israel too… Israel said – We killed Hamas chief Haniyeh: Accepted for the first time after the murder; Haniyeh was killed in Iran in July Israel has accepted for the first time that it had killed former Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh. Israel’s Defense Minister Katz confirmed this during a statement on Monday. Read the full news here
