Seven Yemeni employees of the United Nations have been detained in Sanaa on accusations of spying for Israel, according to a Huthi security source.
The detentions follow the release of 20 UN staff, including 15 foreigners, who were confined to their compound after a raid last weekend.
“Seven United Nations employees, all of them Yemenis, have been arrested from late last night until this afternoon on charges of spying for Israel,”
a security source in Sanaa said. The Iran-backed Huthis have long harassed and detained UN and aid workers, with incidents accelerating since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Author's summary: Yemen detains 7 UN workers.