Israeli forces unleashed a series of strikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa and the western city of Hodeidah on Thursday, killing at least six people and injuring dozens more, the Houthi militant group said in a statement.

"Israeli airstrikes today on Sana'a International Airport, the Red Sea ports, and power stations in Yemen are especially alarming," the UN chief spokesperson said in a press brief

Vantage with Palki Sharma Israel conducted multiple airstrikes on Yemen on Thursday. The strikes hit the international airport in Sanaa, 3 ports and 2 power stations. At least 6 people died in the attacks.

A senior UN official appealed on Monday for an end to the hostilities between Israel and Houthi rebels in Yemen which have taken “an escalatory turn” in recent weeks.

Sana'a International Airport has not been a military target since 2016, and it's a civilian location, says UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen - Anadolu Ajansı

The top UN official for humanitarian aid in Yemen, who narrowly dodged an aerial bombing raid by Israel on Sanaa's airport, denied Friday that the facility had any military purpose.Harneis said the airport is "absolutely vital" to continued humanitarian aid for Yemen.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other UN staff were at Yemen's international airport in Sanaa on Thursday during Israeli air strikes which are reported to have killed at least six people. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said they were about to board a plane when the attacks began.

Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s main airport as a civilian Airbus 320 with hundreds of passengers on board was landing and a U.N. delegation was waiting to leave, the U.N.'s top humanitarian official in Yemen said Friday.

Antonio Guterres remains 'deeply concerned' about risk of further escalation in region, his associate spokesperson says - Anadolu Ajansı

“The Secretary-General is gravely concerned about intensified escalation in Yemen and Israel,” the statement added. One crew member from the UN team was injured, according to Ghebreyesu

“The Secretary-General is gravely concerned about intensified escalation in Yemen and Israel,” the statement added. One crew member from the UN team was injured, according to Ghebreyesus. The delegation later evacuated to Jordan, the WHO chief said on ...

The United Nations air crew member hurt in an Israeli air strike on Yemen’s main international airport Thursday sustained serious injuries and is recovering in a hospital, a World Health Organization spokesperson said Friday.