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Houthi rebels in Yemen detained 20 UN employees in Sanaa, including both Yemeni and international staff, amid ongoing tensions and previous crackdowns on UN operations in rebel-held areas. The UN is working to resolve the situation and has condemned the detention of its personnel.
The Houthis have imposed a blackout on the fate of key officials injured in Operation Lucky Drop, including deputy prime minister Jalal al-Ruwaishan and defense minister Mohammed al-Atefi, with reports suggesting some are hospitalized and others missing, amid ongoing conflict and casualties in Yemen.
Houthi rebels in Yemen raided UN offices in Sanaa, detaining at least 11 staff members amid ongoing conflict following an Israeli strike that killed Yemen's Houthi government officials. The incident adds to previous detentions of UN personnel in the region.
Houthis stormed a UN agency in Sanaa after Israel killed Yemen's Houthi prime minister, with tensions escalating as Israel vows to target more Houthi officials in retaliation for attacks on Israel. The situation is tense, with reports of detentions and ongoing conflicts in Yemen.
Houthi rebels stormed a UN agency in Sanaa after Israel killed Yemen's Houthi prime minister, with tensions escalating as Israel vows to intensify strikes against the group in retaliation for attacks on Israel.
The prime minister of Yemen's Houthi-run government and several ministers were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Sanaa, marking the first such attack on senior officials, with Israel targeting Houthi leaders amid ongoing regional tensions and conflicts involving Gaza and Iran-aligned groups.
Israel conducted airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, targeting Houthi military sites in retaliation for missile attacks on Israel, resulting in at least two deaths and five injuries, amid ongoing conflict linked to the Gaza war and Houthi solidarity actions.
The Israeli military launched strikes on Sanaa, Yemen, targeting an oil facility, a power plant, and a presidential palace, in response to Houthi missile attacks against Israel. Despite the attacks, Houthis affirm their support for Gaza and claim their defenses neutralized most Israeli aircraft. The situation escalates regional tensions amid ongoing conflicts.
Israeli Navy strikes hit a power plant in Sanaa, Yemen, causing a temporary outage and drawing criticism from Houthi officials who accuse Israel of targeting civilian infrastructure, amid ongoing tensions and previous Israeli airstrikes in Yemen.
Yemen's national airline, Yemenia, will suspend its only international commercial flight from Sanaa to Jordan in response to the Houthi administration blocking the carrier from withdrawing its funds in Sanaa banks. The airline had proposed a compromise where 70% of the funds would go to the Houthi administration and the remaining 30% to the internationally recognized government, but the offer was rejected. Yemenia called on the Houthi authorities to lift the restrictions on its assets, but negotiations failed, leading to the decision to suspend flights.
At least 78 people were killed and dozens more were injured in a stampede in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, during an event to distribute financial aid. The Houthi Interior Ministry said dozens of people were taken to nearby hospitals. The tragedy struck the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country days ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The Houthis said they would pay some $2,000 in compensation to each family who lost a relative. Yemen's civil war has killed over 150,000 people and created one of the world's most severe humanitarian disasters.
At least 78 people have died and many others injured in a crush at a school in Sanaa, Yemen, during a charity distribution for Ramadan. The Houthi rebels, who have controlled the city since 2015, were responsible for the distribution and have detained those responsible. The incident occurred due to the "random distribution" of funds without coordination with local officials, according to the interior ministry. The event happened during the final days of Ramadan, and the head of the Houthi supreme evolutionary committee blamed the country's humanitarian crisis for the tragedy.