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Houthis strike Yemen's Aden airport after evacuation warning
Reuters • • world
Key Points:
- Yemen's Houthi forces attacked Aden airport, causing civilian injuries and material damage, leading to a halt in air traffic at the key humanitarian gateway to southern Yemen.
- The Houthis warned people to evacuate the airport, citing the presence of a Saudi military cargo aircraft allegedly delivering weapons, though Saudi authorities have not commented.
- The attack occurred amid intensified fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition, threatening strategic areas like the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and worsening the humanitarian crisis.
- Humanitarian organizations, including the UN and Médecins Sans Frontières, stressed the critical importance of Aden airport for aid delivery, with some staff evacuating prior to the attack.
- The renewed conflict has broken a 2022 UN-brokered truce and led to increased casualties, further destabilizing Yemen, which is already facing one of the world's worst humanitarian emergencies.
