Yemen’s Houthi rebels announced Thursday that their chief of staff, Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari, has died “in the line of duty,” weeks after Israeli airstrikes targeted him in the capital, Sanaa. Shortly after, Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed that Israel had killed al-Ghamari.
Al-Ghamari had been attacked by Israel on at least two occasions. The Houthis did not specify the circumstances of his death but confirmed he is no longer alive. Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported that he was killed in an August 28 airstrike that also killed Houthi Prime Minister Ahmad al-Rahawi and several ministers. It remains unclear whether al-Ghamari died immediately or later of his wounds.
In a statement Thursday, the Houthis said the “rounds of confrontation with the enemy are not over,” vowing that “the Zionist enemy will receive punishment for its crimes until Jerusalem is liberated.” The group described al-Ghamari’s death as a source of strength for its fighters.
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