Yemen’s Houthis confirm Israeli strike killed group’s prime minister

The prime minister of the group’s government was killed earlier this week in Sanaa, according to Yemen’s Houthis&nbsp.

According to a statement released on Saturday, the Houthis claimed that Ahmed al-Rahawi and several other ministers were killed in a Thursday strike in Sanaa.

At a workshop, Al-Rahawi, who served as prime minister in the country’s divided regions, was targeted along with other Houthi-led government members, according to the statement.

Without providing further information, the Houthis claimed that “several” other ministers were killed in the Israeli attack.

As a result of Israel’s ongoing conflict with Gaza, tensions in the area continue to rise.

In a statement, the Israeli military said its forces struck a “military target of the Houthis terrorist regime in the Sanaa area on Thursday.”

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رئاسة الجمهورية اليمنية: نعلن استشهاد المجاهد أحمد غالب الرهوي رئيس الوزراء في حكومة التغيير والبناء مع عدد من رفاقه الوزراء يوم الخميس الماضي pic. https://twitter.com/sSpIqTukkn

Translation: We make known on Thursday the martyrdom of the government of change and construction’s prime minister, mujahid Ahmed Ghaleb al-Rahawi, along with several of his fellow ministers.

In a move it claims is a show of support for Palestinians in Gaza, Israel has repeatedly targeted Houthi positions in recent months as the Yemeni group has launched attacks on Israel and on Western vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Israeli attacks won’t stop its military operations, the group has said on numerous occasions.

Following the deadly Israeli attack, the Houthi presidency announced on Saturday that the country’s institutions and government would still be able to carry out their duties.

In its statement, it stated that “the blood of the great martyrs will provide fuel and a motivator to follow the same course.”

How many people died as a result of the airstrike on Thursday are still undetermined.

The Israeli army attacked the entire Houthi cabinet, including the prime minister and 12 other ministers, according to unnamed sources, according to an article in Israeli media on Friday.

Health officials reported that the attack occurred four days after Israeli attacks on Sanaa on August 24 resulted in the deaths of 10 people and more than 90 injuries. In that attack, the Israeli military claimed to have targeted the presidential palace and Houthi military installations.