Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have raided a UN facility in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, a UN official said, but all staff are reported to be safe.

Jean Alam, a spokesman for the UN resident coordinator for Yemen, said Houthi security forces entered the UN compound in Sanaa on Saturday.

He told The Associated Press there were 15 UN international staff members in the facility at the time of the raid, and that "according to latest information all staff in the compound are safe and accounted for and have contacted their families."

The rebels raided UN offices in Sanaa on August 31 and detained 19 employees, according to the UN. They later released the deputy director of the UNICEF office in the country but still hold more than 50 people, including many associated with aid groups, civil society an

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