The head of the World Health Organization Tedros Andanom Gebregesus has been suffering from tinnitus since he and his team faced an Israeli airstrike in Yemen, he said today.

“I’m fine, but I’ve developed tinnitus (ringing in my ears) from the powerful blast. I hope it’s temporary”the 59-year-old wrote Tree in a post on X after his return to Geneva.

Israel’s air force bombed the airport of the Yemeni capital Sanaa last Thursday, while his general manager’s team WHERE she was preparing to board her flight after talks in the city.

According to Tedros, one of the crew members was injured and the control tower, departure hall and runway were damaged.

The WHO delegation was in Yemen to negotiate the release of UN staff.

“We knew this mission would be dangerous”wrote o Treeadding that they went there for their colleagues in UNheld by Houthi rebels since 2021.

“Constructive” talks were interrupted, postponed or canceled several times due to drone flights, according to Tedros.