WHO Head In Yemen Airport During Israeli Air Strikes

YEMEN – Israeli airstrikes targeted Sanaa International Airport on Thursday evening causing several casualties.

The attack resulted in the deaths of two airport employees and injuries to the assistant of a U.N. plane’s captain.

The plane had landed to transport World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Fatalities in attack on the airport had risen to three with 16 injuries.

Houthi Foreign Minister Jamal Amer described the attack as “targeting and disregarding the UN,” as it coincided with preparations for Tedros and UN Resident Coordinator Julian Harnis to depart on a UN flight.