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Oct 16 The Houthi armed forces issued a statement confirming that their core military figure, Chief of Staff Mohammed Gamali, had died.This statement is vague, neither mentioning the cause of death nor disclosing the specific time, but simply saying "heroic death". But anyone familiar with the situation in Yemen knows that this is not an ordinary battle death, let alone an accident on the battlefield.

In fact, as early as August, Israel launched a long-range beheading operation, targeting the Hussein military and political leaders. At that time, the Houthi armed forces held a secret military meeting on the outskirts of Sana'a. The venue was chosen in a secret villa that looked like a residential house on the outside. The actual interior is full of communication equipment and map deduction boards.

Participants included Chief of General Staff Jamali, pseudo-prime minister Ahmed Rahawi, and several pseudo-ministersAccording to information disclosed by the Israeli side, the operation did not penetrate the ground and was completed by a drone-led long-range missile.The bomb precisely penetrated the roof and the explosion occurred in the middle of the conference room.

The meeting scene was immediately caught in a sea of fire. While Kamari did not die immediately at first, he was seriously injured in the explosion, and his 13-year-old son and several guards were killed at the scene. After the meeting, Houthi armed forces blocked the news, saying only that "the general was injured" and sent him to an emergency medical institution in Iran, which is now two months away. Finally admitting that he was dead, it was undoubtedly "paper can not contain fire."

The death of Kamari was by no means an ordinary general¡¯s death. His position within the Houthi organization, after the Supreme Leader Houthi himself. Since 2015, he has served as Chief of Staff of the Houthi Army, in charge of military mobilization, strategic layout and command of foreign operations. It is the ¡°brain¡± in the real sense of the Houthis armed.

In 2021, he went a step further and was awarded the post of "Commander-in-Chief", which is essentially the highest person in charge of the military system.

It is widely believed that Gamari not only has a high prestige in the military, but also is an important link between Houthi and Iran. He has traveled to Tehran many times and has close contacts with the top leaders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. He is also considered to be the core middleman for Houthi to receive Iranian missile and drone technology. Therefore, he is not only a military figure, but also a strategic node.

He has vowed to destroy Netanyahu, which has long aroused international awareness.In 2021, after his appointment as commander-in-chief, the UN Security Council rarely quickly passed a sanctions resolution accusing him of ¡°a serious threat to peace, security and stability in Yemen.¡±

What is noteworthy is that this resolution has the unanimous support of the five permanent members: China, the United States, Russia, Britain and France-this is an extremely rare tacit understanding situation in the United Nations system.

In addition to the United Nations, the U.S. Treasury Department also imposed a financial and travel ban on Kamari, accusing him of ¡°stopping the political transition process in Yemen¡± and interfering with the peace agreement reached in 2011. Gamali is no longer just a general of Houthi, but also a "geopolitical variable" affecting the situation in the Middle East.

Back to the air strike itself, its accuracy is surprising. Some analysts pointed out that this operation demonstrated Israel's deep intelligence penetration capabilities in Houthi-controlled areas.

Previously, the United States and Saudi Arabia had achieved little success in many "hunting" operations against senior Houthi officials and were even ambushed repeatedly¡£ Israel's operation not only killed the chief of general staff, but also destroyed the "puppet government" team, which was almost equivalent to destroying a political and military center.

After Gamali's death, the Houthi response was also very unusual. They did not pay high-profile condolences or launch large-scale retaliation. Instead, in the next few weeks, The gradual reduction of missile attacks on Israel¡¯s mainland and even interference with the Red Sea route tended to be silent.

The international shipping community has noted that since September, traffic in the Red Sea waters through Malacca and Suez has recovered significantly, and many ships have resumed their original routes.

Israeli strikes have not stopped yet.In September, they attacked the Houthi-controlled media center again, killing at least 31 journalists and technicians. This is the largest killing of journalists in the Middle East in a decade.

This was not a symbolic strike, but a precise destruction of the Hussein¡¯s neural centers for information propaganda and external communications.An Israeli defense official openly said: ¡°We are not just blowing up a building, we are destroying their extenders.¡±

Houthi changed from gnashing their teeth to silence overnight, not only because of the heavy losses, but also because they saw the situation clearly. If the provocation continues, The next round may be the turn of the real ¡°number one target¡± Houthi himself.

At this moment, Israel has withdrawn from Gaza, and while repairing the infrastructure of southern towns, it is focusing more on armed clearance abroad. Whether it is Hamas, Hezbollah, or the Houthis, they have all become their key targets in the "post-Gaza phase."

This method of operation is not complicated-lock in key figures, carry out acupuncture strikes, and put the opponent into a headless state. This is less costly, less risky, and the effect is more remarkable than traditional warfare.The biggest weakness of the Houthi armed forces today is that they have few core characters but are extremely dependent on them.

From a strategic point of view, this airstrike was not only an Israeli technical demonstration, but also a It is a warning.Whoever attempts to cross the red line and threaten Israel's security, even thousands of miles away, will pay the price. For the Houthis, Gamari's death is far from just the loss of a general, but also the heaviest blow since their rise in 2015.

That¡¯s why the Houthis today suddenly ¡°silence¡± down. They don¡¯t want to fight back, but already understand: When the leader may be named and eliminated at any time, you must first think about where you are hiding before launching a missile.

References:

"Yemen's Houthi armed forces announce that their chief of general staff was killed in an Israeli air strike" October 16, 2025 Source: Xinhuanet

"Houthi armed forces: Israeli air strikes in Yemen kill 31 media workers" September 15, 2025 Source: CCTV News