Israeli air strikes on Yemen airport ‘were metres from WHO chief’

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was in Yemen when an Israeli air strike hit (Laurent Cipriani/AP)

A new round of Israeli air strikes in Yemen have targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports while the World Health Organisation’s director-general said the bombardment occurred nearby as he prepared to board a flight.

“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.