Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells the BBC he felt "completely exposed" during the Israeli strike on Yemen's international airport.
Israeli airstrikes targeted Sanaa's international airport and other locations in Yemen. Israel termed the attacks as 'military targets'
Israeli strikes kill 150 in Gaza
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was about to board his plane when the airport was hit. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other United Nations staff were at Yemen's main airport when it was hit by Israeli air strikes, killing three people and injuring many others.
STORY: This is the moment an Israeli air strike hit a tower at Yemen’s Sanaa airport on Thursday.Reuters verified the date by aftermath footage and reports of the strike, and was able to confirm the location as objects seen in videos matched file and satellite imagery of the area.
Vantage with Palki Sharma Israel conducted multiple airstrikes on Yemen on Thursday. The strikes hit the international airport in Sanaa, 3 ports and 2 power stations. At least 6 people died in the attacks.
Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says he was close to the departure lounge when it was hit.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus narrowly escaped an Israeli airstrike on Yemen's Sanaa Airport, recounting the chaos, casualties, and fear during his mission to address Yemen's humanitarian crisis.
General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he and colleagues "escaped death narrowly" when an Israeli airstrike targeted Yemen's main airport.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says blasts that rocked building were so deafening that his ears were still ringing more than a day later
The WHO Director-General said the explosions that rocked the building were so deafening that his ears were still ringing more than a day later.
World Health Organization director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who escaped an Israeli airstrike in Yemen, says Gaza's health crisis is indescribable and is calling for a ceasefire.