Sun Aug 31 16:14:19 UTC 2025: **Headline: Israel Strikes Houthi Government in Sanaa, Escalating Tensions**
**Sanaa, Yemen** – Tensions between Israel and Yemen’s Houthi rebels have reached a boiling point following an Israeli strike that killed the Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb al-Rahawi and several other ministers in Sanaa. The attack, which took place Thursday, has drawn strong condemnation from Houthi leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi, who vowed continued action against Israel in solidarity with Palestinians.
Al-Houthi, in his first speech since the strike, denounced Israel’s “savagery” and accused the country of a “criminal record” of attacks across the region. He stated that the Houthis would not be weakened by the aggression.
Israeli media, quoting unnamed sources, reported that the strike targeted the entire Houthi cabinet. The attack comes amid increased Israeli targeting of Houthi positions in response to the group’s attacks on Israel and Western vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
In a related development, Houthi forces raided the offices of the United Nations’ food and children’s agencies in Sanaa, detaining at least one UN employee and potentially others. The raids are part of a broader crackdown by the Houthis against the UN and other international organizations operating in rebel-held areas of Yemen. The WFP has stated that arbitrary detention of humanitarian staff is unacceptable.
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