Israeli airstrike kills Houthi rebel prime minister in Sanaa

Cairo (AP)-Iran-backed Houthis said on Saturday that the Israeli air strike killed the Prime Minister in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.

Ahmed Al-Ahawi was killed A Thursday Strike in Sanaa A series of ministers, the rebels said in a statement.

The Israeli army said on Thursday.

Al-Rhawi, who has been the prime minister of Houthi since August 2024, was targeted with other members of the Houthi controlled government during a routine workshop organized by the government to evaluate his activities and performances last year.

Houthis has repeatedly launched missiles against Israel during Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. The group says that the attacks are in solidarity with the Palestinians. Although most of the missiles initiated by Yemen were shredded in Israel or in the middle of the air, he did little to deterrence these attacks.

According to the Ministry of Health and government officials ruled by Houthi, at the beginning of the week, Israeli strikes hit more than one area in Sanaa, killed at least 10 people and injured 102 people.

Houthis launched missiles and drones towards Israel and targeted ships in the Red Sea during the war of Israel against Hamas in Gaza. The rebels say that their attacks are in solidarity with the Palestinians.

In response to the Houthi attacks, a coalition led by Israel and the United States beat the rebellious regions in Yemen, including Sanaa and the strategic coastal city Hodeida. Israeli strikes out of service in May.

The Trump administration announced an agreement with Houthis to end air strikes to end the shipping attacks in May. However, the rebels said that the agreement did not involve the attacks on the targets he believed to be compatible with Israel.