WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says it quickly became apparent the airport was under attack, with strikes "alarmingly" close to where he was sitting near the departure lounge.

Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported that the explosions happened very close to where he was sitting.

Antonio Guterres remains 'deeply concerned' about risk of further escalation in region, his associate spokesperson says - Anadolu Ajansı

Israel has banned the pan-Arab Al Jazeera network and accused six of its Gaza reporters of being militants. The Qatar-based broadcaster denies the allegations and accuses Israel of trying to silence its war coverage, which has focused heavily on civilian casualties from Israeli military operations.

Hours after Israel struck Sana’a’s airport early on Friday, Houthi rebels in Yemen later in the day claimed to have retaliated with a missile aimed at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport and a drone attack on Tel Aviv,

Israel’s military said it struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday, including Sana’a International Airport and three ports along the western coast.

Israel's military said it struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday, including Sana’a International Airport and three ports along the western coast. Attacks hit Yemen's Hezyaz and Ras Kanatib power stations as well as military infrastructure in the ports of Hodeidah,

An Israeli strike on the international airport in Sanaa, Yemen, on Dec. 26, killed at least four people, according to local media. Houthi attacks on Israel have ramped up in recent weeks.

Yemen's Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for an attempted missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, a day after Israel carried out multiple strikes across Yemen, including one on Sana'a Airport,