The Israeli Defense Forces launched an airstrike on the Yemeni capital Sanaa on August 28, local time.Houthi armed leader Abdul Malik Hussein has condemned the Israeli attack and said Houthi armed forces will continue attacks on Israel.Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said on the same day that the future Israeli military will be dedicated to killing all senior Houthi armed officials.

On August 31, Houthi leader Abdel Malik al-Houthi delivered a speech condemning the Israeli attack. The Houthi said that the Israeli attack would not shake the Houthis' resolve to support the Palestinian people. The Houthis will retaliate and escalate the scale of military attacks and shipping blockades against Israel in the future.

On the same day, Netanyahu stated at the Israeli cabinet meeting that he personally ordered the Israeli army to air strike a gathering place of senior Houthi armed officials in Yemen on the 28th, resulting in the death and injury of many Houthi armed officials. He said that this attack is only the beginning of Israel's complete destruction of the Houthi armed forces. In the future, the Israeli army will be committed to killing all senior officials of the Houthi armed forces.

The Israel Defense Forces launched an air strike on Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, on the 28th, targeting places where senior Houthi officials in Yemen gathered. The Houthi armed forces confirmed that many members of its administration, including Rahawi, were killed in the attack and many other members were injured.