Israel confirms strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen [Video]

JERUSALEM –

A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports, while the World Health Organization’s director-general said the bombardment occurred nearby as he prepared to board a flight in Sanaa, with a crew member injured.

“The air traffic control tower, the departure lounge — just a few metres from where we were — and the runway were damaged,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on the social media platform X.

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He added that he and UN colleagues were safe. “We will need to wait for the damage to the airport to be repaired before we can leave,” he said, without mentioning the source of the bombardment. UN spokesperson Stephanie Tremblay later said the injured person was with the UN Humanitarian Air Service.

At least three people were later reported …