The UN has called for the immediate release of 11 of its personnel who have been detained by the Houthi movement in Yemen.
The employees were taken in various parts of the conflict-torn country, in what appears to be a coordinated crackdown. UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said the world body was pursuing all available channels to secure their safe and unconditional release as rapidly as possible.
The armed group sees itself as part of an Iranian-led "axis of resistance" against Israel, the United States and the wider West, and has declared its support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
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