WHO chief says he was metres away from Israeli attack on Yemen airport
Al Jazeera
Houthi media says three people killed in the attacks on the airport and three killed after Israel hit city of Hodeidah.
A wave of Israeli air attacks hit Yemen’s main airport just as the World Health Organization’s director-general said he was about to board a flight there, wounding one of the United Nations plane’s crew, the WHO chief has said.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X that he was just metres away from the attack on Sanaa airport on Thursday.
“As we were about to board our flight from Sanaa … the airport came under aerial bombardment. One of our plane’s crew members was injured,” he said.
“The air traffic control tower, the departure lounge – just a few metres from where we were – and the runway were damaged,” he said, adding that he and his colleagues were safe.
There was no immediate comment from Israel on the incident.
