WHO chief 'escaped death narrowly' in Yemen airport attack
Dec 28, 2024 · The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said he and his colleagues "escaped death narrowly" while being caught up in an Israeli air strike on an airport in Yemen.
Head of WHO was in Yemen airport during Israeli air strikes, with …
26 December: Israel launches air strikes on Yemen, targeting the international airport in Sanaa, an air base, power stations and ports. At least three people are killed and 14 others injured ...
WHO chief says he was at Yemen airport when it was hit by ... - Sky News
Dec 26, 2024 · Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was about to board a flight from Sanaa International Airport when "the airport came under aerial bombardment". The Israeli military said it also struck other targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement.
Israeli Airstrikes Hit a Yemen Airport as a Jet With Hundreds …
Dec 28, 2024 · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s main airport as a civilian Airbus 320 with hundreds of passengers on board was landing and a U.N. delegation was waiting to leave, the U.N ...
Israel strikes Yemen’s Sanaa airport, Hodeidah power plant
Dec 26, 2024 · The attacks on Sanaa airport and Hodeidah power station were also reported by Al Masirah TV, the main television news outlet run by the Houthis.. The outlet said two people were killed in the ...
Israel Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen, Hitting Airport and Ports
Dec 26, 2024 · The assault killed at least four people and injured 21 others, the state news agency in Yemen reported. The strikes came after a week of attacks by the Iran-backed militia.
UN health chief at Yemen airport during Israeli strikes
Dec 26, 2024 · The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other UN staff were at Yemen's international airport in Sanaa on Thursday during Israeli air strikes which are reported to have killed at...
WHO chief describes ordeal during Israeli strike on Yemen airport
Dec 27, 2024 · Speaking after his ordeal at the Sanaa International Airport on Thursday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the explosions that rocked the building were so deafening that his...
UN chief condemns escalation in Yemen as airstrikes hit Sana’a Airport …
Dec 26, 2024 · The UN Secretary-General on Thursday condemned the deadly escalation between Yemen and Israel, following Israeli airstrikes that reportedly killed at least three people, injured dozens, and...
Statement by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director …
Dec 26, 2024 · Our mission to negotiate the release of the United Nations staff detainees and to assess the health and humanitarian situation in Yemen concluded today. We continue to call for the detainees' immediate release. As we were about to board our flight from Sana’a, about three hours ago (around 5 pm local time), the airport came under aerial bombardment. One of our plane’s crew members was ...