Katz lauds ‘unprecedented’ blow to Houthi leadership, vows it is only the start

The Israeli strikes in which the prime minister and several other officials of Yemen’s Houthi government were killed are “just the beginning,” warns Defense Minister Israel Katz.

“Two days ago, we dealt an unprecedented crushing blow to the senior officials in the military-political leadership of the Houthi terrorist organization in Yemen, in a bold and brilliant action by the IDF,” Katz says, hours after the Iran-backed group confirmed the death of Ahmad Ghaleb al-Rahwi.

Rahwi was seen largely as a figurehead who was not part of the inner circle of the Houthi leadership.

“The destiny of Yemen is the destiny of Tehran — and this is just the beginning,” Katz continues. “The Houthis will learn the hard way that whoever threatens and harms Israel will be harmed sevenfold — and they will not determine when this ends.”