The head of the World Health Organization said on Friday he was not sure he was going to survive an air strike on Yemen's main airport carried out by Israel a day earlier during a series of attacks on the Iran-aligned Houthi movement.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says blasts that rocked building were so deafening that his ears were still ringing more than a day later

The U.N. worker hurt in an Israeli air strike on Yemen's main international airport on Thursday suffered serious injuries and has been evacuated to Jordan for further treatment, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

Israeli air strikes pummelled Sanaa's international airport and other targets in Yemen on Thursday, with Huthi rebel media reporting six deaths.The rebel-held capital's airport was struck by "more than six" attacks,

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Friday claimed to have fired a missile at Israel's Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv. This came after Israel's military reported a missile had been intercepted and a day after Israel struck Sanaa's international airport and other locations in Houthi-held areas of Yemen.

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Friday claimed to have fired a missile at Israel's Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv. This came a day after Israeli airstrikes targeted Sanaa's international airport and other locations in Houthi-controlled areas.