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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
SANAA, November 23 (Xinhua) — A court in Yemen's Houthi-run capital Sanaa on Saturday sentenced 18 Yemeni UN aid workers to death on charges of spying for Israel.
The verdict states that the "convicted" will be executed by firing squad in public in Sana'a. Two other workers, including a woman, were sentenced to 10 years in prison on the same charges.
In a statement broadcast by the Houthi-controlled Al-Masirah TV channel, the court accused the defendants of providing Israel, the United States, Britain, and Saudi Arabia with information on the whereabouts, movements, and classified information on dozens of Houthi leaders related to political, military, and security matters, as well as information on missiles, including their launch sites and storage locations.
The court added that the convicted individuals recruited several citizens, installed surveillance cameras and received compensation for this, which led to attacks on several military, security and civilian facilities, killing dozens of people and causing significant damage to infrastructure.
In August, a series of Israeli airstrikes on Sana'a, carried out in response to Houthi missile and drone attacks on Israel, killed dozens of Houthi officials, including 12 "ministers" and Mohammed al-Ghamari, the Houthi military's chief of staff, dealing a major blow to the movement.
In response, the Houthis stormed several UN humanitarian agency offices, detaining dozens of Yemeni aid workers, including those sentenced on Saturday.
Last week, Al-Masirah TV showed footage of those convicted, who the Houthis claimed, giving “confessions.”
UN Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the Houthis, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all UN aid workers, and warned that obstructing humanitarian aid in Yemen puts millions of people at risk of starvation.
Since October 2023, the Houthis have launched a series of missile and drone strikes against Israel to demonstrate solidarity with the Palestinians amid the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Israel responded with airstrikes on Houthi-controlled targets and cities, causing casualties.
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