"On Sunday, the Houthi rebel group, which controls large parts of Yemen, entered United Nations' offices in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, detaining at least 11 people working for the organization and also taking property, including data storage devices. The Houthi security forces raided the offices of the World Food Program, the World Health Organization and UNICEF, the UN's children's agency. Sources say those detained include seven World Food Program staffers and three UNICEF workers."
""I strongly condemn the new wave of arbitrary detentions of UN personnel today in Sanaa and [port city] Hodeidah," Hans Grundberg, the UN envoy for Yemen, said in a statement issued Monday. He said the UN was doing everything it could to free its staffers and that they should be released "immediately and unconditionally.""
"The Houthi raid on UN premises came after Israel bombed a cabinet meeting of the Houthi's de facto government in Sanaa last Thursday. The Houthis have previously fired missiles at Israeli territory. Since October, 2023 there has been a back and forth of exchange between the two, with the Houthis firing drones and rockets and Israel launching air strikes on Houthi positions."
On Sunday, Houthi rebel forces entered United Nations' offices in Sanaa, detaining at least 11 UN personnel and seizing property, including data storage devices. Security forces raided the offices of the World Food Program, the World Health Organization and UNICEF. Sources indicate the detainees include seven World Food Program staffers and three UNICEF workers. UN envoy Hans Grundberg condemned the detentions and said the UN was working to free its staff, calling for their immediate and unconditional release. The raid followed an Israeli airstrike on a Houthi cabinet meeting amid ongoing exchanges between the Houthis and Israel since October 2023.
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