The prime minister of Iran -backed, Houthi In Yemen he allegedly killed during his air raids Israel in the capital of Sanaaa, on Thursday (28.08.2025).
Yemen’s Al-Jumhuriya channel and Aden al-Ghad newspaper reported that Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in an attack that launched Israel in an apartment, with Aden Al-Ghad reporting that several of his comrades were killed.
There was no immediate confirmation from Israel.
The reports seem to have been a separate raid from Thursday that was said to have targeted 10 senior Houthi ministers as they gathered in a location outside the capital to hear a speech by team leader Abdul Malik al-Huti.
The result of this attack has not yet been fully determined, although political sources cited on Thursday by the Israeli Channel 13 News claimed that “the direction [των εκτιμήσεων] It is positive, it seems that the attack has succeeded “and the Ynet said that” the assessment that the entire military and governmental elite of Houthi was killed in the attack is increasing. “
UPDATE:
The strike In Yemen, happened during the speech of Houthi leader Abdul Malik after Israel received intelligence that the top military leadership of the Houthis and the Chief of Staff are meeting in a secret building in Sana’a.
Looks like a “Red Wedding” type strike.. https://t.co/0tDDIO5qsH pic.twitter.com/2Yjj9g3AEa
— Voice From The East (@EasternVoices) August 28, 2025
Israeli intelligence services provided real -time details for the rally, allowing the raid, which took place despite strong air defense in the area, reports.
As al-Huti was speaking his speech, Israel allegedly watched her to see if he had realized that he was a target, senior officials, and he did not give any indication that they knew it, the sources said.
Among the Houthi officials who were targeted was the Minister of Defense of Houthi and the Army Chief.
Defense Minister Muhammad Nasser Al-Atafi has been in his position since 2016 and is considered the senior official in the military establishment of the organization, according to Channel 12.
He is said to have developed close relationship with the guards of the Iran revolution and Hezbollah, and that he was directly involved in operations against Israel.
The target was also the leader of the Houthi staff, Mohammed al-Gamari, who was allegedly injured, but not killed, by an Israeli raid in Yemen in June, which took place while the war against Iran was in progress.
An anonymous senior official told Channel 12 on Thursday that Israel was ready to target Houthi’s leadership as part of a different attack on Sanaaa on Sunday, but eventually waited until Thursday.
Officials have described the attack dramatically. Previous Israeli actions in Yemen have not been able to stop the ongoing attacks with unmanned Houthi aircraft and missiles during the ongoing war, although previous attacks usually targeted infrastructures, instead of hitting specific information on accurate information.