Yemen's Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi visits the offices of Hamas in Sanaa, to offer his condolences over the killing of the terror group's leader Yahya Sinwar, on October 20, 2024.Mohammed Huwais/AFP
Posted on 08/30/2025 7:18:34 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Yemen's Al-Jumhuriya channel and the Aden Al-Ghad newspaper reported that Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in an Israeli attack on an apartment in the capital Sanaa, with the latter reporting that several of his companions were killed as well.
It appeared from the reports to have been a separate strike from the one that was said target 10 senior Houthi ministers as they gathered in a location outside of the capital to hear a speech by the group's leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi.
The IDF on Friday confirmed that the Houthi defense minister and chief of staff were targeted in that attack. As of Friday afternoon, it was still awaiting confirmation of the results.
Channel 12 said the two were en route to the location of the cabinet meeting shortly before the strike and were apparently at the site when it was hit...
At a situational assessment held Friday on the military's ongoing operations across the region, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said, "The Houthis operate as an additional terrorist branch of Iran, continue to attack Israel, and threaten regional and international stability. Our message is clear -- there will be no tolerance."
Israeli intelligence provided real-time details of the gathering, enabling the strike, which was carried out despite heavy air defenses in the area, the IDF said.
As al-Houthi delivered his address, Israel reportedly monitored it to see whether he realized senior officials were being targeted, and he gave no indication of being aware, reports said.
The defense minister, Muhammad Nasser al-Attafi, has been in his role since 2016, and is considered the senior-most official in the organization's military establishment, according to Channel 12.
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Yemen's Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi visits the offices of Hamas in Sanaa, to offer his condolences over the killing of the terror group's leader Yahya Sinwar, on October 20, 2024.Mohammed Huwais/AFP
[singing] Fooled around and found right out...
Nice shooting, IDF.
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Ahem, have you never noticed that some turds float? Terror groups easily put new ones in charge.
Mind, I don’t think this should deter further targeting — that is a good test of tech and intelligence.
Ladies and gentlemen, we got em!!!
Until there aren’t any more new ones.
Houthi disco... disco dis way, disco dat way...
Can we get Bibi to run for president in 28?
Nice!
During the battles in Syria, you’d read about an Iranian general, most of whom were over seventy, being killed in an air strike. I often wondered how many of them were killed by subordinates eager to advance. When there’s no retirement age the guy on top can stay there until God or enemy action takes him out. You have to wonder why someone well past retirement age in any western culture would still be leading the charge. The answer is “power.” Money, status, opportunities for the family...etc. If you’re running a Muslim military unit you personally benefit from whatever that unit gets from governments, private sources and whatever the unit can steal. Think the armies of ancient Greece, but with modern weapons. How did they get paid? Loot. This is why there will quickly be someone else in charge. There may be some shooting and bombing taking place before that new leader emerges, but when one does, he’ll be a badass SOB just like those before him.
Blown up real good
Iran and its jihadi proxies have had a rough go of it lately.
Batman always leaves someone alive so he can tell the story
“Cabinet”
Is that what they call a gang of cutthroats these days?
Are they not easily replaceable?
Not much of a strategy. How many times has the Hamas leadership been killed? Is Syria better or worse since forcing out Assad? It certainly feels good to decapitate terrorist regimes yet the benefits of doing so remain unproven at best.
Can we get Bibi to run for president in 28?>>>> He did go to high school here in PA.
Cue Nelson Muntz.
It is like slugging rats - new ones keep popping up out of the burrows.
But the International Order of Rat Sluggers is on the job.
(For those of you who recall Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy.)
Cue Bob Dylan.
Note to Islamists (and western Leftazi misnamed ‘Progressive” allies): With the inhuman demonic savagery of October 7, 2023, Hamas and Iran have by default given Israel and USA “permission” to destroy Iran, Hamas and their surrogates. Such are the sad and brutal rules of violence and war.
When an ideology/religion/nation has as foundational clearly stated policy the obliteration of another nation and genocide of its people, they invite the wrath of that nation upon themselves. Iran and Islamists declared decades ago and left no doubt their intent to destroy Israel, attack the USA, kill the Jews and “infidels.” They declared “open season” on the “infidel” and as a default also on themselves. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
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