Overview

• Houthi authorities said they will not release at least 19 U.N. employees seized in raids, asserting the detainees were spying for hostile powers.
• The United Nations called for the immediate and unconditional release of its staff and reported that UNICEF and WFP offices in Sanaa remain under Houthi control.
• U.N. officials said Houthi forces also broke into the UNDP office after the initial raids, underscoring continuing interference with U.N. operations.
• Senior Houthi figure Mohammed al-Bukhaiti described the raided U.N. sites as espionage cells and argued U.N. immunities do not extend to alleged spying.
• A Houthi missile was reportedly fired toward Ben Gurion Airport and fell in open ground outside Israeli territory, and Israel’s defense minister vowed harsh retaliation.