Yemen's Houthis Say Israeli Airstrike Killed Prime Minister Of Rebel-controlled Government

An Israeli airstrike killed nan premier curate of Yemen's rebel-controlled government, nan Iran-backed Houthi militant group said Saturday.

Ahmed al-Rawahi was killed Thursday alongside different ministers during a onslaught connected nan Yemeni capital, Sanaa, nan rebels said successful a statement.

"We state nan martyrdom of nan combatant Ahmed Ghalib Al-Rahawi, Prime Minister successful nan Government of Change and Construction, on pinch a number of his chap ministers," it said.

Al-Rahawi, who had served arsenic premier curate to nan Houthi-led authorities since 2024, was killed during a authorities shop evaluating "its activities and capacity during a twelvemonth of its work," nan connection added.

The Israeli subject said Thursday it “precisely struck a Houthi violent authorities subject target successful nan area of Sanaa successful Yemen.”

The Houthis person many times fired missiles astatine Israel during its warfare pinch Hamas, framing their attacks connected Israel and Red Sea shipping arsenic portion of an allied defense of Palestinians successful Gaza.

In consequence to Houthi attacks, Israel has bombarded rebel-held areas successful Yemen.