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UN Secretary-General Condemns Escalation Between Yemen, Israel

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the recent escalation of tensions between Yemen and Israel, as well as Israeli airstrikes on the Sanaa International Airport in Yemen, and called for the protection of civilians and humanitarian workers, Guterres’ office said.
On Thursday, a local government source in Yemen told Sputnik that the Sanaa International Airport and the al-Daylami airbase, as well as the Hudaydah province in Yemen, have been subjected to strikes. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed attacks on several targets in Yemen. Later, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the airstrike damaged buildings that were just feet away from the plane he was on with a UN delegation.
"The Secretary-General condemns the escalation between Yemen and Israel. Israeli air strikes today on Sana’a International Airport, the Red Sea ports and power stations in Yemen are especially alarming. The air strikes reportedly resulted in numerous casualties, including at least three killed and dozens more injured," the office said in a statement on Thursday.
Guterres also warned that airstrikes on Red Sea ports and Sanaa Airport pose a serious threat to humanitarian operations, the statement said. In addition, the UN chief called for the protection of civilians and infrastructure and noted that humanitarian workers should not be targeted.
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