Airstrike carried out by Israel reportedly results in death of prime minister leading the government in the rebel-controlled territory of Yemen, according to announcements made by Yemen's Houthis.

In a significant development, Yemen's prime minister Ahmed al-Rawahi was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on August 24, 20XX. Al-Rawahi, hailing from the southern province of Abyan, was an ally to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and had served as prime minister of the Houthi-led government since 2024.

The Israeli military confirmed that al-Rawahi and several senior officials of the Houthi regime were eliminated in the strike. The strike occurred during a government workshop evaluating its activities and performance.

This marks the most senior Houthi official to be killed since the U.S. and Israel began their air and naval campaign in response to the rebels' missile and drone attacks. Notably, the Houthi rebels launched a ballistic missile toward Israel on August 21, which the Israeli military described as the first cluster bomb they had launched at Israel since 2023.

The Houthis have repeatedly fired missiles at Israel during its war with Hamas, framing their attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping as part of an allied defense of Palestinians in Gaza.

Following al-Rawahi's death, Houthi President Mahdi Al-Mashat appointed Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed Muftah as acting prime minister. Mahdi Al-Mashat, who assumed the position as temporary officeholder after the death of Ahmed al-Rawahi, is the current Houthi president.

It's important to note that Al-Rawahi allied himself with the Houthis when they overran Sanaa and much of the north and center of Yemen in 2014. The Aug. 24 Israeli strike targeted an oil facility owned by Yemen's main oil company, controlled by the rebels in Sanaa, and a power plant in Yemen.

The U.S. and Israeli strikes have killed dozens of people, with a U.S. strike in April hitting a prison holding African migrants in the northern Sadaa province, killing at least 68 people and wounding 47 others.

These developments underscore the ongoing complexities and escalating tensions in the Yemeni conflict, with potential ripple effects across the region.

Airstrike carried out by Israel reportedly results in death of prime minister leading the government in the rebel-controlled territory of Yemen, according to announcements made by Yemen's Houthis.