Israel fired an airstrike on Yemen’s main airport a day earlier as part of a series of attacks against the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, and the World Health Organization (WHO) president said Friday he was not sure whether he would survive.
More than a day after his experience at the Sanaa International Airport on Thursday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the explosions that rocked the building were so powerful that his ears were still ringing. According to Tedros, it quickly became apparent that the airport was under attack following around four explosions, one of which happened “alarmingly” near where he was sitting near the departure lounge. People were “running in disarray” through the area, he said.
Since it was only a few meters away from where we were, I wasn’t really sure if I could survive,” he told Reuters. “A direct strike might have been the outcome of a small deviance.
Tedros claimed that for the next hour or so, he and his coworkers were stranded at the airport as what he believed to be drones buzzed overhead, raising fears that they may reopen fire. He and his colleagues observed missile fragments among the rubble, he claimed.
“There was no shelter. Nothing. You’re just waiting for anything to happen, so you’re exposed,” he added. After the Houthis repeatedly sent drones and missiles toward Israel in what they claim were gestures of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, Israel launched its strikes on Yemen.
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