UN CONDEMNS ARRESTS
At a regular briefing in New York, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said that two UN staff had been detained on Thursday, among the 55 UN personnel currently held by the Huthis.
“These actions are forcing us to reassess the way in which we work in areas controlled by the Huthis,” Haq said.
The internationally recognised Yemeni government in Aden condemned the new arrests, calling them “an escalation”.
The Huthis, part of Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’ against Israel and the United States, have repeatedly launched attacks on ships in the Red Sea and fired projectiles toward Israel, claiming solidarity with the Palestinians.
Israel has carried out multiple retaliatory strikes, including one in August that killed the Huthi premier and nearly half his cabinet.
Earlier this month, rebel leader Abdulmalik al-Huthi accused UN employees of involvement in the Israeli strike, without providing evidence, a claim the UN rejected.
In September, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Yemen was relocated from Sanaa to Aden amid growing security concerns.
Source: CNA
