The News Israel’s military launched major air strikes on targets across Yemen, hitting ports, airports, and power stations that Israeli officials said were controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi militia. The Director-general of the World Health Organization said he was at Sana’a international airport in the Yemeni capital when it was attacked, adding
WHO chief says he was at Yemen airport when it was hit by Israeli air strikes which killed two | World News
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said he was at Yemen’s Sanaa airport when it was hit by Israeli air strikes. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “As we were about to board our flight from Sanaa, about two hours ago, the airport came under aerial bombardment. “One of our plane’s crew members was […]
Waves of air strikes hit sites in Yemen
Air strikes have been reported in two cities in Yemen. Witnesses and governing Houthi rebels said an airport and military base were targeted in the capital Sanaa, while a power station in the western port city of Hudaydah was also hit, the AFP news agency reported. Houthi TV blamed the strikes on Israel, which has […]
Israel and Hezbollah must adhere to fragile truce in Lebanon
The United Nations observer mission in Lebanon urged both Israel and Hezbollah to comply with the ceasefire agreement, warning on its Telegram channel on Thursday against actions that could jeopardize the fragile cessation of hostilities. Peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expressed concern about the continued de
More than 10,000 migrants died this year trying to reach Spain by sea, aid group says
MADRID (AP) — More than 10,000 migrants died while trying to reach Spain by sea this year, a report released by a Spanish migration rights group said on Thursday. On average, that means 30 migrants died every day this year attempting to reach the country by boat, Caminando Fronteras (Walking Borders) said. Overall deaths rose […]