AL-QUDS (Dispatches) – Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s international media spokesman said he was taking a leave of absence to clear his name of accusations that he denied.
David Keyes, 34, did not give details of the accusations - but has in recent days made statements in the Israeli media denying accusations of sexual misconduct posted online by a woman from his native United States.
Several Israeli lawmakers had called for his suspension since the posts on Twitter appeared.
The Western-backed coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015 to restore the internationally recognized government in exile, in a war widely seen as a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Al-Mahra province, bordering Oman in east Yemen, has seen little fighting compared to the rest of the impoverished country.
However, suspected militants from al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) have been active in the region.