The Old City of Sana'a in Yemen. The UN Secretary-General on Thursday condemned the deadly escalation between Yemen and Israel, following Israeli airstrikes that reportedly killed at least three people, injured dozens, and struck critical civilian infrastructure, including Sana'a International Airport.
The IDF in a statement confirms launching a wave of airstrikes in Yemen, saying it destroyed the Houthi-controlled Sanaa International Airport, in response to the Iran-backed group's repeated missile and drone attacks on Israel, including a hit on Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday that wounded several people.
Sultan Barakat, a professor in public policy at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar, says Sanaa International Airport is “not a big strategic target” and that Israeli claims it is being used to receive supplies from Iran are “simply not true”. “I think it's pure vandalism, to be honest. The airport in Sanaa is not a normal airport.
Houthi-affiliated Yemeni network Al Masirah reported three deaths and 16 injuries from the strikes on Sanaa airport. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was at the airport during the strike.
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