Yemen’s Houthis confirm Israeli airstrike killed the group’s prime minister
Al Jazeera
The Israeli military had attacked Sanaa on Thursday as tensions in the region escalate amid Israel’s war on Gaza.
Yemen’s Houthis have confirmed that an Israeli air strike killed the prime minister of the group’s government in the 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 on Saturday.
Al-Rahawi, who served as prime minister to the Houthi-led government in the areas of the divided country that it controls since August 2024, was targeted along with other members of the government, who were also killed, during a routine workshop held by the government to evaluate its activities and performance over the past year, the rebels’ statement said.
Translation: Yemeni Presidency: We announce the martyrdom of the mujahid Ahmed Ghaleb al-Rahawi, prime minister of the Government of Change and Construction, along with several of his fellow ministers, on Thursday.
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