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The Iran-backed Houthis said Saturday an Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the rebel-controlled government in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa.
Ahmed al-Rahawi died Thursday along with a number of ministers, the rebel group said in a statement.
The Israeli military said it “precisely struck a Houthi terrorist regime military target in the area of Sanaa in Yemen.”
Al-Rahawi had been serving as prime minister to the Houthi-led government since August 2024.
According to the statement, he was targeted along with other members of his Houthi-controlled government during a routine workshop, held by the government, to evaluate its activities and performance over the past year.
The Houthis have repeatedly launched missiles against Israel throughout that country’s war against Hamas in Gaza.
The group says the attacks are in solidarity with Palestinians.
Although most of the missiles launched by Yemen are intercepted by Israel, or fragment mid-air, this has done little to deter the attacks.
Earlier in the week, Israeli strikes hit multiple areas across Sanaa, killing at least 10 people and wounding 102 others, according to the Houthi-run Health Ministry and government officials.
Once a rag-tag group in Yemen — one of the world’s poorest countries — Iran has helped the Houthis become major players capable of disrupting global shipping traffic in the Red Sea. CBC’s Paul Hunter breaks down the rise of the Houthis and what the world needs to watch for. [Correction: In a previous version of this video, we reported that Hamas is considered a terrorist organization by several countries and entities, including the United Nations. In fact, the UN does not consider Hamas a terrorist organization.]