WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus says the Israeli attack hit Sanaa airport just as he and the WHO teams were leaving the capital following a humanitarian mission to free UN detainees.
Tedros was in Yemen as part of a mission to seek the release of detained UN staff and assess the health and humanitarian situations in the war-torn country.
“One of our plane’s crew members was injured. At least two people were reported killed at the airport. The air traffic control tower, the departure lounge – just a few metres from where we were – and the runway were damaged,” Ghebreyesus wrote on X.
He added that WHO teams are waiting for the damage to the airport to be repaired before they can leave.
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