The Houthis confirmed on Thursday the death of Major General Mohammed AbdulKareem Al-Ghamari, their chief of staff and one of the group’s most prominent military figures, following an Israeli airstrike.
An announcement from the group’s Armed Forces also reported the deaths of several of his companions and his 13-year-old son, Hussein, according to Houthi news agency SABA.
Al-Ghamari had been previously reported wounded in the strike, but the group’s official statement on Thursday confirmed his death.
Israeli officials said in June that Al-Ghamari was the target of an airstrike.
Since the onset of Israel’s military operations in Gaza in October 2023, which have been widely condemned as acts of genocide, the Houthi movement in Yemen has escalated its retaliatory attacks on Israeli targets.
Their actions have been framed as acts of solidarity with Palestinians under siege.
In response, Israel has conducted multiple airstrikes on Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, intensifying the regional conflict.
