The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Tom Fletcher, said today, Wednesday, that the year 2024 was full of profound challenges for Yemen, as it was characterized by regional escalation, a worsening economic crisis, and increased threats to the safety and security of UN and humanitarian personnel.

For the thirteenth consecutive day, the Israeli army continues its bloody ground invasion of the northern Gaza Strip, especially the Jabalia camp, as part of a war of "extermination and starvation" aimed at displacing Palestinian citizens from the region to the south.