World Health Organization chief caught in Israeli bombing of Yemen

Israel carried out attacks on targets in Yemen on Thursday, including an airport where the head of the World Health Organization was at the time of the deadly strike on the facility. NBC’s Raf Sanchez reports for TODAY.

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The head of the World Health Organization is caught in Israeli bombing of Yemen airport

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has revealed he was inside an airport in the capital of Yemen when Israeli forces launched a deadly strike.
NBC News - 15h
Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen airport where WHO chief was inside

Israeli airstrikes struck multiple targets inside Yemen on Thursday, including its international airport. The head of the United Nations' World Health Organization was inside during the attack. ...
CBS News - 16h
World Health Organization head caught in Israeli bombing of Yemen airport

Yahoo News - 17h
Netanyahu warns Yemen airstrikes will continue after WHO chief caught up in airport attack – Middle East crisis live

Head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he was at Yemen’s international airport when it was hit. Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for the overnight firing ...
The Guardian - 21h
UN health chief at Yemen airport during Israeli strikes

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Israeli attack grounds UN health chief in Yemen

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was about to board a plane when air strikes began.
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UN voices alarm after WHO chief caught up in deadly Israeli strike on Yemen airport

UN secretary general decries escalatory actions on both sides after WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he was just metres from airport strike . The United Nations chief has denounced the ...
The Guardian - 1d
Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen airport where WHO chief was about to board plane

Israel says it is targeting Houthi military sites in Yemen's rebel-held capital city, Sanaa.
CBS News - 1d
Middle East latest: WHO chief says he was at Yemen airport as Israeli bombs fell nearby

The World Health Organization’s director-general said airstrikes on Yemen’s main airport occurred as he was about to board a flight in the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa
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World Health Organization chief caught in Israeli bombing of Yemen

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The head of the World Health Organization is caught in Israeli bombing of Yemen airport

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