Yemen: Prime Minister of Huthi killed by Israeli attack

A few days ago, the Prime Minister of the Huthi militia and several of its ministers were killed in Yemen a few days ago. Ahmed al-Rahaui and the ministers died in the capital Sanaa, said the organization supported by Iran. In the attack on a meeting of the militia, other members were also injured. The Huthi government in Sanaa and in the north of Jemens, which the militia has been checking for around ten years, will continue, it said.

The Huthi government is not recognized internationally. The organization had appointed Al-Rahaui as head of government a year ago. Like his predecessors, however, it was considered a more symbolic figure without real power. The leader of the militia is Abdel Malik al-Huthi, whose brother founded the Shiite organization about 30 years ago.

With the announcement of Al-Rahaui’s death, a successor was immediately appointed. The Huthi’s Supreme Political Council has appointed Mohammed Ahmed as incumbent prime minister, the organization said, according to a report by the Saba news agency, which is controlled by the Huthi. Mohammed Ahmed has previously served as vice under al-Rahaui.

Israel had again attacked the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Thursday. According to its own statements, the Israeli Air Force attacked a “military goal of the Huthi terror regime” in the Sanaa area. As part of the attack, Al-Rahaui and the ministers were apparently also killed.

Since the beginning of the Gaza War, the Huthi has always attacked merchant ships and partly Israel itself almost two years ago-with the declared goal of supporting the Palestinians.

The Huthi officially describe themselves as “Ansar Allah” (“supporters of God”) and, according to experts, are the strongest strength in Yemen, where there has been a civil war since 2014.