Overview
- Acting foreign minister Abdulwahid Abu Ras said 43 Yemeni U.N. employees will be prosecuted over suspected ties to the August airstrike on Sanaa.
- He alleged a World Food Programme cell was involved in targeting the Houthi government; the U.N. has rejected any claim of staff involvement and the WFP offered no immediate comment.
- The U.N. reports at least 59 personnel are currently detained by Houthi authorities after recent entries into and raids on U.N. offices in the capital.
- The detainees are Yemeni nationals who could face the death penalty under Yemeni law if convicted.
- The United Nations says the detentions and office raids are forcing agencies to reassess operations and are making aid delivery in Houthi-held areas increasingly difficult.