Iran-backed Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Sanaa, according to Yemeni and Israeli reports. The strikes also targeted top military officials, including the group’s defence minister.Iran-backed Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s capital Thursday which targeted senior military officials including the group’s defence minister, according to Yemeni media reports and Israeli officials.
Al-Rahawi died in his Sanaa apartment during the Israeli strikes, Yemeni Al-Jumhuriya outlet reported, with the Aden Al-Ghad newspaper adding that several of his associates were killed in the same strike.
Israeli officials said they believe the strikes eliminated Houthi Defence Minister Mohamed al-Atifi and Chief of Staff Muhammad Abd Al-Karim al-Ghamari during a cabinet meeting of senior officials outside Sanaa. Al-Ghamari had previously been wounded in an earlier Israeli attack.
Israel is still assessing whether further deaths among the Houthi leadership can be confirmed, according to media reports.
