Protesters, predominantly Houthi supporters, show successful solidarity with Palestinians, successful Sanaa, Yemen connected Aug. 1, 2025.
Khaled Abdullah | Reuters
An Israeli airstrike killed the premier curate of Yemen's rebel-controlled government, the Iran-backed Houthi militant radical said Saturday.
Ahmed al-Rawahi was killed Thursday alongside different ministers during a onslaught connected the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, the rebels said successful a statement.
"We state the martyrdom of the combatant Ahmed Ghalib Al-Rahawi, Prime Minister successful the Government of Change and Construction, on with a fig of his chap ministers," it said.
Al-Rahawi, who had served arsenic premier curate to the Houthi-led authorities since 2024, was killed during a authorities store evaluating "its activities and show during a twelvemonth of its work," the connection added.
The Israeli subject said Thursday it "precisely struck a Houthi violent authorities subject people successful the country of Sanaa successful Yemen."
The Houthis person repeatedly fired missiles astatine Israel during its warfare with Hamas, framing their attacks connected Israel and Red Sea shipping arsenic portion of an allied defence of Palestinians successful Gaza.
In effect to Houthi attacks, Israel has bombarded rebel-held areas successful Yemen.
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