According to CCTV International News,YemenHouthisIt was confirmed today (August 30) that its "Prime Minister" Ahmed and several "government ministers" were killed in an Israeli airstrike on August 28Several ¡°ministers¡± were injured.

On the 28th, Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, was attacked by air. Israeli Defense Minister Katz confirmed on the same day that the Israeli army attacked Yemen. According to Israeli Army Radio, Israeli security officials said that the targets of Israeli air strikes included the locations of some senior Houthi armed officials.

Data map of Israeli air strikes against Yemen (Source: CCTV News, CCTV International News)

According to Reuters, an Israeli military official said on August 29 that Israel launched an airstrike on Yemen on the 28th, targeting the Houthi ¡°Chief of Staff,¡± ¡°Minister of Defense¡± and several senior officials.

Yemeni government sources said:The Houthi group ¡°Minister of Defense¡± Assad Sharkabi was killed in an airstrike.

According to the report, the sources also said that in another airstrike, Israel targeted a military site frequented by the Houthi "chief of general staff," Mohamed Abdel-Karim Gamali.

The military said the Israeli fighter jets attacked a building in the Sanaa region where several senior Houthi officials were located, and said it was a "complex operation" - intelligence capabilities and air advantages guaranteed the implementation of the operation.

An Israeli military official said in a statement: ¡°We seized the intelligence window to carry out this strike and acted in a precise and rapid manner at the right time.¡±

Israeli security sources said on the 28th that several senior officials of the Houthi organization had gathered at some locations to watch the televised speech of the leader of the organization, Abdul Malik Houthi, which became the target of the Israeli army's strike.

The Houthi-run news agency said a source in the group's "defense ministry" denied reports that "Houthi leaders were targeted in Sana'a on the 28th," the report said.

According to TASS on August 28,Menhouthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said the group has started manufacturing multiple warhead missiles.

In a televised speech to supporters, hely said: ¡°The missile forces have brought us some good news, and their new achievements have shocked Israeli enemies.¡± he explained: ¡°We have begun to produce multiple warheads for ¡®Palestine¡¯-2 ballistic missiles.

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Head of Houthi armed administration killed in airstrikes to defend: only the beginning

The Houthis issued a statement on August 30 saying that the head of the armed administrationby Ahmed RahabiHe was killed in an Israeli air strike on Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, on the 28th.

The picture shows Ahmed Rahawi (data map)

A statement broadcast on the same day by Mahsira TV, controlled by Houthi, stated that Rahawi and some members of the organization were attacked and killed by Israeli troops during a meeting on the 28th, and some members were injured. According to Mashira TV, the Houthi armed forces have appointed deputy heads of administrative agenciesby Muhammad MittaSucceeds Rahavi.

Houthi militants vow revenge

On the evening of the 30th, Mahdi Masaat, chairman of the "Supreme Political Council" of the Houthi armed forces, delivered a speech, confirming that Ahmed Rahawi and several senior Houthi leaders were killed in Israeli air strikes, and many others were injured, but a list of casualties was not released. Mahdi said that the Houthi armed forces will continue to support the Palestinian people. Mahdi also vowed revenge in his speech,"The Israelis must wait for the dark days that belong to them."

The Israeli army called a "heavy strike" against the Houthis.

The Israeli Defence Forces issued a statement on the evening of the 30th confirming that the Israeli army attacked a gathering of senior Houthi armed officials in Yemen¡¯s Sanaa region on the 28th, with senior officials present including the head of the armed administration, Ahmed Rahavi, and several senior Houthi armed leaders.

Israeli Defence Minister Katz responded on Monday saying the Israeli Defence Forces had carried out a ¡°unprecedented heavy strike¡± on senior Houthi armed officials two days ago, adding that the Israeli attack in Yemen resulted in the deaths of the head of the Houthi armed administration and several other senior leaders."Just the beginning"¡£

The picture shows Israeli Defense Minister Katz (data map)

Since the outbreak of a new Gaza conflict in October 2023, Houthis have attacked Israeli-affiliated ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to support Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Houthis have also repeatedly used missiles and drones to attack Israeli targets, while Israel has repeatedly launched airstrikes on Houthis-controlled areas.

The Houthi armed forces currently control the western and northern regions of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, and practically exercise government functions such as administrative administration, but the Houthi armed forces formed administrative bodies have not been recognized by the wider international community led by the UN.