Iran-backed Houthi rebels stormed the headquarters of a United Nations agency in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday, a day after Israel said it killed the prime minister of the rebel-controlled government.

The offices of the World Food Programme (WFP) were “entered by local security forces” on Sunday morning, a spokesperson for the agency told CNN. A WFP staff member was detained, they continued, adding that there were reports of detentions elsewhere too.

It is unclear whether the raid was related to Israel’s attacks. The Houthis have previously targeted the UN and other international organizations.

The information minister with the UN-backed government, Moammar al-Eryani, strongly condemned the Houthis’ actions, Yemeni state news agency SABA NEWS reported.

Al-Eryani said reports indic

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