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Yemen's Houthi rebels raided United Nations offices in the Yemeni capital Sanaa and detained at least 11 personnel, according to media reports on Sunday.
Reuters could not immediately verify the information. A representative for the UN in New York did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The raid followed an Israeli strike on Sanaa that killed the prime minister of Yemen's Houthi-run government and several other ministers.
World Food Programme spokesperson Abeer Etefa told The Associated Press that security forces raided the agencies' offices in the Houthi-controlled capital of Sanaa on Sunday morning, adding that at least one staffer was detained in the city and others reportedly detained in other areas.
World Health Organization and UNICEF offices were also raided, AP reported, citing a UN official and a Houthi official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Armed forces raided the offices and questioned employees in the parking lot, the report said, citing a UN official, who added that contact with several other WFP and UNICEF staffers was lost and that they were likely also detained.