Tension as Iran-backed Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi 'Assassinated' by Israel in Yemen
- The Prime Minister of the Houthi Government, Ahmed al-Rahawi, was reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, late Thursday, August 28
- Legit.ng gathered that the airstrikes killed ten senior ministers in the Houthi government who had gathered outside Sanaa for a speech by the group’s leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi
- Thursday’s extraordinary strikes marked the sixteenth time that Israel has attacked the Iran-backed rebel group in Yemen, located some 1,800 kilometers away
Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering global affairs.
Sanaa, Yemen - Ahmed al-Rahawi, the Prime Minister (PM) of Ansar Allah group, commonly known as the Houthis, has been assassinated in Israeli airstrikes on Sanaa, Yemen.
As reported by EuroNews, the strikes, on Thursday, August 28, also targeted top military officials.
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Ahmed al-Rahawi reportedly dead
WION also noted the Israeli operation where al-Rahawi was killed.
Several of Al-Rahawi's companions were allegedly eliminated.
Israeli officials said they believe the strikes eliminated Houthi defence minister Mohamed al-Atifi and chief of staff Muhammad Abd Al-Karim al-Ghamari during a cabinet meeting of senior officials outside Sanaa. Al-Ghamari had previously been wounded in an earlier Israeli attack.
Israel is still assessing whether further deaths among the Houthi leadership can be confirmed, per media reports.
The airstrikes coincided with a planned speech by Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi. However, Israeli sources said the group's leader was not present at the targeted location.
Israeli defence minister Israel Katz, who approved the strikes along with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli military chief of staff General Eyal Zamir, said the Houthis were aware of the consequences of targeting Israel.
Katz said:
“As we warned the Houthis in Yemen, after the Plague of Darkness comes the Plague of the Firstborn. Whoever raises a hand against Israel — his hand will be cut off."
Al-Rahawi's assassination brought heightened tension on Friday, August 29, serving as both a culmination of the existing conflict betweeen Israel and Iran and a catalyst for fresh feud. The situation could lead to political instability, power vacuums, and potential social shifts.
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Houthis' operation
Legit.ng reports that the Houthis, are considered a rebel group in Yemen. They are an Ansar Allah (Partisans of God) political and religious movement that launched an insurgency against Yemen's government in the 1990s, eventually taking control of large parts of the country, including the capital Sanaa.
The Houthis are an armed nonstate actor supported by Iran, and their actions in the Red Sea have led to retaliatory attacks from the United States (US) and its allies.
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The celebrity prophetess and founder of Nigeria-based The Lord of Hosts Miracle Chapel stated that the world superpowers have the capability to end the conflict, which has seen the entrance of the US.
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