# Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday vowed to take revenge for the killing of their prime minister and other political leaders by Israeli airstrikes earlier this week. The Houthis confirmed Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in a strike on the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Thursday, which also left others seriously wounded. Al-Rahawi is the most senior figure in the Iran-backed Houthis to be killed in Israel’s campaign against the group. The Houthis have been targeting Red Sea shipping in solidarity with Palestinians following the October 7 attacks, and have fired several missiles at Israel.
Yemen’s Houthis say prime minister of rebel-controlled government killed in Israeli airstrike