Israel has bombed the airport in Yemen's capital Sanaa. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other UN staff were present at the airport when the attack took place on Thursday (December 26). However, they are safe.
On Friday (December 27), the BBC reported that the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced his safe location on social media.
In the post, he wrote that he and the staff were about to board the plane when the bomb hit the airport.
He also wrote, (in the Israeli attack) one of our crew members was injured. At least two were reported killed at the airport. Other UN staff stationed at the airport is also safe. However, their journey was delayed.
In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that they targeted Houthi military installations on the west coast and inside Yemen. This led to airstrikes targeting Sanaa International Airport, Hejiaz and Ras Qanatib Power Stations, and Al-Hudaydah, Salif and Ras Qanatib Airports on the west coast.
The WHO chief visited Yemen to secure the release of UN staff members who were held captive. He also went to assess the health and humanitarian situation in the war-torn country. He said that their work was completed on Thursday. Then they were about to board the plane from the airport when the attack occurred. It damaged the airport's air traffic control tower, runway and some infrastructure.