First UN Plane Arrives at Sanaa Airport Days After Israeli Bombing

Authorities at Sanaa International Airport announced the arrival of the first United Nations flight just days after the airport was subjected to intense Israeli bombing, which caused extensive damage to many of its facilities and buildings.

The plane arrived on Thursday morning following the airports rehabilitation, according to the Director-General of Sanaa Airport, Khalid Al-Shayef.

In a post on the X platform, Al-Shayef stated that the airport is now ready to receive flights and is expected to handle ten UN flights today.

The airport was recently targeted by a series of Israeli strikes that caused widespread damage to its infrastructure and facilities, and also destroyed several Yemeni aircraft parked on-site.