Israel, Yemen: Investigate Airport Attacks as War Crimes

Israel, Yemen: Investigate Airport Attacks as War Crimes

Click to expand Image A Yemeni officer inspects the damage following Israeli airstrikes on Sanaa International Airport in Sanaa, Yemen, May 7, 2025. © 2025 Osamah Abdulrahman/AP Photo (Beirut) – The Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport on May 6 and May 28, 2025, were apparently unlawful indiscriminate or disproportionate attacks on civilian objects and should be investigated as war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. The …

Israel’s second attack on Sana’a airport this month cuts Yemen off from the world

Israel launched four airstrikes on Yemen’s Sana’a international airport on Wednesday, May 28, destroying the last operational airplane of Yemenia airlines minutes before it was to fly to Saudi Arabia with passengers travelling for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. “Yemen’s support for the Palestinian people in Gaza facing Israeli genocide remains steadfast despite repeated attacks by