SANAA — The Houthis introduced Saturday that an Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of their rebel-controlled authorities in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, together with a number of ministers.
The Houthis stated Ahmed al-Rahawi, who had served as prime minister of the Houthi-led administration since August 2024, was killed Thursday when Israeli warplanes struck a constructing in Sanaa throughout a authorities workshop to overview the previous 12 months’s actions.
The Israeli navy confirmed Thursday it had “exactly struck a Houthi terrorist regime navy goal within the space of Sanaa,” however didn’t instantly touch upon the declare that al-Rahawi was amongst these killed.
The Houthis have escalated assaults in opposition to Israel throughout its conflict with Hamas in Gaza, repeatedly launching missiles and drones towards Israeli territory and concentrating on business ships within the Pink Sea.
Whereas many of the projectiles are intercepted or break up mid-air, the group has vowed to proceed the strikes in what it calls solidarity with the Palestinians.
Earlier this week, Israeli strikes pounded a number of areas of Sanaa, killing not less than 10 folks and wounding greater than 100, in accordance with the Houthi-run well being ministry.
In latest months, Israel and a U.S.-led coalition have expanded strikes on Houthi-controlled areas, together with the capital and the strategic Pink Sea port metropolis of Hodeida.
The Sanaa airport was knocked out of service by Israeli assaults in Might.
In Might, the Trump administration introduced a cope with the Houthis to finish airstrikes in return for halting assaults on transport. However the Houthis stated the settlement didn’t cowl their continued concentrating on of Israel or what they view as Israeli-aligned pursuits. — Businesses
