Supporters of Yemen’s Huthis pose with a portrait of Major General Mohammed al-Ghamari, the Huthis’ military chief, as they attend a rally condemning Israel a day after the Iran-backed group said that Ghamari had been killed in an Israeli attack earlier this year, in Sanaa on October 17, 2025. An Israeli attack has killed Major General Mohammed al-Ghamari, the Huthis said on October 16, threatening revenge. His death was announced days into a ceasefire in the two-year Gaza war, during which the Huthis repeatedly attacked Israeli targets and cargo ships in the Red Sea.
Supporters of Yemen’s Huthis pose with a portrait of Major General Mohammed al-Ghamari, the Huthis’ military chief, as they attend a rally condemning Israel a day after the Iran-backed group said that Ghamari had been killed in an Israeli attack earlier this year, in Sanaa on October 17, 2025. An Israeli attack has killed Major General Mohammed al-Ghamari, the Huthis said on October 16, threatening revenge. His death was announced days into a ceasefire in the two-year Gaza war, during which the Huthis repeatedly attacked Israeli targets and cargo ships in the Red Sea.
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels detained around two dozen United Nations employees on Sunday, a day after storming another UN facility in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, The Associated Press reported citing a UN official a saying.
Jean Alam, spokesperson for the UN resident coordinator in Yemen, told the news outlet that the detentions occurred at a UN facility in Sanaa’s southwestern Hada neighborhood. The group includes five Yemeni nationals and 15 international staff. Another 11 UN workers were released after questioning.
UN calls for immediate release
Alam said the UN is in contact with the Houthis and other parties “to resolve this serious situation as swiftly as possible, end the detention of all personnel, and restore full control over its facilities in Sanaa.”
