WHO says crew member seriously injured in Israeli strike on Yemen airport

A UN aircrew member injured in an Israeli air strike on Yemen's main international airport on Thursday sustained serious injuries but is now recovering in a hospital, a spokesperson for the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was at the Sanaa International Airport waiting to depart when the aerial bombardment took place and confirmed that a member of his plane's crew was injured.

The injured man, who worked for the UN Humanitarian Air Service, had to undergo surgery but is now recovering satisfactorily, the spokesperson added.

Tedros, who was in Yemen to negotiate the release of detained UN staff and to assess the humanitarian situation, will continue to work in the country until his flight can depart, the WHO spokesperson said.