Shaima Khalil
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What we do know from footage that has appeared was from inside Sana'a International Airport, you could see people running in a panic, rushing out, some with their trolleys not really knowing where to go and others rushing out of the building. Another showed from outside the airport showed smoke rising from the site.
What we do know from footage that has appeared was from inside Sana'a International Airport, you could see people running in a panic, rushing out, some with their trolleys not really knowing where to go and others rushing out of the building. Another showed from outside the airport showed smoke rising from the site.
And we do know from the IDF that they did target the Sana'a airport and its surrounding area. They say they struck military targets used by the Iran-backed Houthis to smuggle Iranian weapons into the region. We also know that the strikes happened not only in Sana'a and different parts of the capital, but also in the port city of Hadaida.
And we do know from the IDF that they did target the Sana'a airport and its surrounding area. They say they struck military targets used by the Iran-backed Houthis to smuggle Iranian weapons into the region. We also know that the strikes happened not only in Sana'a and different parts of the capital, but also in the port city of Hadaida.
And it's not the first time that these two sites have been struck. This is the second Israeli strike. on Yemen in less than a week. The last one was on Thursday. Now, we understand from Houthi officials that several people were killed, others were injured with the targets of power stations of several ports and port cities.
And it's not the first time that these two sites have been struck. This is the second Israeli strike. on Yemen in less than a week. The last one was on Thursday. Now, we understand from Houthi officials that several people were killed, others were injured with the targets of power stations of several ports and port cities.
And we heard from a Houthi official who said that the strikes were a crime against the people of Yemen.
And we heard from a Houthi official who said that the strikes were a crime against the people of Yemen.
It's very interesting because these strikes are very much in line with what's been coming out from the Israeli leadership, whether it's the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and he did say this on more than one occasion, but also from the Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz. And
It's very interesting because these strikes are very much in line with what's been coming out from the Israeli leadership, whether it's the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and he did say this on more than one occasion, but also from the Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz. And
One particular comment that he made earlier really is quite telling because he promised to decapitate the leadership of the Houthi movement the same way that Israel did with Hamas and Hezbollah.
One particular comment that he made earlier really is quite telling because he promised to decapitate the leadership of the Houthi movement the same way that Israel did with Hamas and Hezbollah.
kind of tells you that these intensified attacks by the Houthis at the moment, and this month has seen a significant rise in these attacks, in the missile launches into Israeli territory, some of them not intercepted, remember, is now being responded to in a more focused way
kind of tells you that these intensified attacks by the Houthis at the moment, and this month has seen a significant rise in these attacks, in the missile launches into Israeli territory, some of them not intercepted, remember, is now being responded to in a more focused way
So if you ask what the job is, I think the job for the Israeli leadership at the moment and for the Israeli military is to stop these attacks from happening and to not only target military and energy infrastructure in Yemen, but they did mention the leadership as well.
So if you ask what the job is, I think the job for the Israeli leadership at the moment and for the Israeli military is to stop these attacks from happening and to not only target military and energy infrastructure in Yemen, but they did mention the leadership as well.
That's right. The humanitarian situation in Yemen has been dire for many years now because this country has been struggling and has been enthralled in a conflict for many years. Aid is very difficult to come by in Yemen. Many people have been struggling with malnutrition. There have been many warnings by the UN, by other humanitarian agencies that more food needs to get to Yemen.
That's right. The humanitarian situation in Yemen has been dire for many years now because this country has been struggling and has been enthralled in a conflict for many years. Aid is very difficult to come by in Yemen. Many people have been struggling with malnutrition. There have been many warnings by the UN, by other humanitarian agencies that more food needs to get to Yemen.
But the problem has been that there are different areas controlled by different groups in this country. and that the access to aid has been very difficult. So in addition to these strikes that are happening now by Israeli forces, Yemen itself has been reeling from years and years of conflict and a very difficult humanitarian situation.
But the problem has been that there are different areas controlled by different groups in this country. and that the access to aid has been very difficult. So in addition to these strikes that are happening now by Israeli forces, Yemen itself has been reeling from years and years of conflict and a very difficult humanitarian situation.