JERUSALEM (AP) -- A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports, while the World Health Organization's director-general said the bombardment occurred nearby as he prepared to board a flight in Sanaa, with a crew member injured.

"The air traffic control tower, the departure lounge -- just a few meters from where we were -- and the runway were damaged," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on the social media platform X.

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