“Seven UN employees, all of them Yemenis, have been arrested from late last night until this afternoon on charges of spying for Israel,” a source said
The internationally recognized Yemeni government in Aden condemned the new arrests
DUBAI: Several Yemenis working for the United Nations in the militant-held capital Sanaa have been detained on accusations of spying for Israel, a Houthi security official told AFP Friday, in the latest arrests targeting the world body’s staff.
Earlier this week, 20 UN staff including 15 foreigners were released after being held in their compound since a raid last week-end.
The militants have harassed and detained UN staff and aid workers for years, accusing them of spying, but they have accelerated arrests since the start of the Gaza war.
