Cairo (AP)-An Israeli air strike was killed by the Houthi government, which is controlled by the rebels in the capital of Yemen, SANA, Houthis He said Saturday. He was the oldest Houthi officials who were killed in the Israeli -American campaign against the Iranian rebels.
Ahmed Al -Rahwi was killed On a strike on Thursday in SANA Along with a number of ministers, the rebels said in a statement. The statement added without providing details.
The Houthi statement said that the Prime Minister was targeting, along with other members of his Houthi government, during a “routine workshop held by the government to evaluate its activities and performance during the past year.”
On Thursday, the rebel -owned television station was broadcasting a letter delivered by Abdul Malik Al -Houthi, the secret leader of the rebel group, where he was sharing updates on the latest developments in Gaza and calming revenge on Israel. Senior Houthi officials used to gather to see Houthi speeches in advance.
Al -Rahawi was not part of the inner circle around the Houthi, which manages the military and strategic affairs of the group. His previous government was charged with the Department of Daily Civil Affairs in SANA and other Houthi -controlled areas.
Three tribal leaders told Associated Press that the strike that killed the Prime Minister targeted a meeting with the Houthi leaders in a villa in Beit Boss, an ancient village in southern SANA, three tribal leaders at Associated Press said. They spoke on the condition that his identity is not disclosed because they fear the repercussions.
On Thursday, the Israeli army said it “strictly hit a military target for the Houthi terrorist in the SANA area in Yemen.” Late Saturday, the army confirmed in a statement that the killing of Al -Rahwi “with senior additional officials.” She said that senior officials among dozens of the facility that struck were responsible for “actions of terrorism” against Israel.
“Yemen lasts a lot to win the Palestinian people,” Al -Rahawi said after that Israeli strike last week This struck a facility owned by the country’s main oil company, which is controlled by the rebels in SANA, as well as the power plant.
The strike came on August 24, three days after the Houthis launched a ballistic missile towards Israel, which its army described as the first bomb group launched by the rebels since 2023.
The Prime Minister witnessed the southern province of Abyan, and he was an ally Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. He allied with the Houthis when the rebels exceeded SANA, many from the north and in the center of the country in 2014, and began in the long civil war in the country. He was appointed as Prime Minister in August 2024.
The United States and Israel began its air and sea campaign against the Houthis in response to rebel and drone missiles on Israel On ships in the Red Sea. The Houthis targeted the ships in response to The war in GazaSaying that they were acting in solidarity with the Palestinians. Their attacks over the past two years have passed Shipping in the Red SeaAnd through which about $ 1 trillion of goods pass every year.
The United States and Israeli killed dozens of people in Yemen. One American blow in April hit a prison holding African immigrants in the Northern Sada Province, At least 68 people were killed and 47 others were wounded.
Ahmed Nagy, the chief analyst of Yemen in the International Crisis Group, is a Brussels -based research center, called the Houthi Prime Minister’s killing as a “dangerous setback” for the rebels.
He said it represents an Israeli transformation from hitting the rebel infrastructure to targeting their leaders, including the higher military figures, which “pose a greater threat to their leadership structure.”
In May, Trump Administration She announced a deal with the Houthis To finish air strikes in return to end the attacks on shipping. However, the rebels said that the agreement does not include stopping attacks on the targets believed to be compatible with Israel.