Houthi government prime minister died in Israel airstrike, rebels confirm
The Iranian-backed Houthis said on Saturday that an Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the rebel-controlled government in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.
Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in a Thursday strike in Sanaa along with a number of ministers, the rebels said in a statement.
The Israeli military said on Thursday that it “precisely struck a Houthi terrorist regime military target in the area of Sanaa in Yemen”.
Routine workshop
Mr Al-Rahawi, who had served as prime minister to the Houthi-led government since August 2024, was targeted along with other members of his Houthi-controlled government during a routine workshop held by the government to evaluate its activities and performance over the past year, the rebels’ statement said.
The Houthis have repeatedly launched missiles against Israel throughout Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.
The group says the attacks are in solidarity with the Palestinians. Though most of the missiles launched by Yemen are intercepted by Israel, or fragment mid-air, this has done little to deter the attacks.
Earlier in the week, Israeli strikes hit multiple areas across Sanaa, killing at least 10 people and wounding 102 others, according to the Houthi-run health ministry and government officials.
Missiles and drones
The Houthis have launched missiles and drones toward Israel and targeted ships in the Red Sea throughout Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. The rebels say their attacks are in solidarity with the Palestinians.
In response to the Houthi attacks, Israel and a US-led coalition pounded the rebel-held areas in Yemen, including Sanaa and the strategic coastal city of Hodeida. Israeli strikes knocked the Sanaa airport out of service in May.
The Trump administration announced a deal with the Houthis to end the airstrikes in return for an end to attacks on shipping in May.
The rebels, however, said the agreement did not include halting attacks on targets it believed were aligned with Israel.
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And there’ll be no condemnation from the European elites will there.
Hopefully, no. Why would there be?They decided to go to war against Israel, launching thousands of missiles against them. You think they should be allowed to do that with impumity – without Israel striking back? You think Europe should side with the Jihadists who want to destroy Europe and the West?
They haven’t launched thousands of missiles. In the hundreds no doubt. And their actions will only stop when the IDF stops it’s ethnic cleansing of Gaza.
Yemen are the ones who have been getting “destroyed” by Jihadists over the last decade; specifically by Saudi Arabia (the close ally of Israel) who perpetuated a ten year genocide that the Houthis successfully fought back.
Congratulations on showing everyone how ill informed you are about Yemen and the wider conflict.