Overview

• WFP said local security forces entered its Sanaa headquarters on Sunday and detained a staff member.
• UN and Houthi officials reported a raid on UNICEF premises as well, and a UNICEF spokesperson described an ongoing situation.
• No official statement from Houthi authorities has explained the actions or clarified the number of detainees.
• An anonymous DPA source reported additional arrests of several WFP and UNICEF employees, a claim that remains unconfirmed.
• The episode comes a day after Israel said it killed the Houthi prime minister in a strike on Sanaa, as Yemen’s internationally recognized government condemned the raids.