Overview

• The Houthi leadership said Ahmad Ghaleb al-Rahwi and several ministers died in Thursday strikes that hit a cabinet session in Sanaa.
• Israel confirmed an operation in the capital, saying its forces targeted a military site, and the reported casualties have not been independently verified.
• Media reports describe al-Rahwi as the highest-ranking Houthi official reported killed since the Gaza war began, citing the group’s statement.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed the Houthi leadership would “pay a very high price” after recent Israeli raids, including strikes on the presidential palace and a fuel depot in Sanaa.
• Israel has targeted Houthi positions for months over missile and drone launches toward Israel and renewed attacks on shipping, which the Houthis say are acts of solidarity with Palestinians; maritime assaults resumed in July after a May truce with the United States paused them.