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Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport will resume operations today, the airport’s General Director Khaled Al-Shayef said yesterday.
The announcement came after a visit by the prime minister, the first deputy prime minister, and the minister of transport and public works to the airport to inspect the damage caused by a series of Israeli air strikes earlier this month.
“The technical and engineering teams completed the development work according to the specified timetable, allowing the airport to resume operations, which is a vital lifeline for Yemenis, especially in light of the current circumstances,” Al-Shayef said.
Operations have been suspended since 7 May due to damage from the Israeli strikes after the Yemeni Houthis fired a missile that landed near Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport in Israel in support of Palestinians in Gaza.