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Thursday, December 26, 2024
WHO chief was in Sanaa Airport during Israeli airstrikes, says he is safe
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The head of the World Health Organization, who was at the Sanaa Airport in Yemen during Israeli airstrikes against Houthi targets today, says there was damage to infrastructure but he is safe.
“One of our plane’s crew members was injured. At least two people were reported killed at the airport,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus writes on X, adding that other UN staff were also safe but their departure was delayed until repairs could be made.
Our mission to negotiate the release of @UN 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 two hours ago, the airport… pic.twitter.com/riZayWHkvf
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) December 26, 2024
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