Report claims Houthi intelligence chief killed in US strike

Saudi-based news site al-Hadath reports that US airstrikes in Yemen have killed Houthi intelligence chief Abdul Nasser  Al-Kamali.

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On Telegram, a spokesperson for the Iran-backed rebel group says US warplanes carried out eleven strikes in the rebel-held capital of Sa’ana and its surrounding areas overnight.

Nine more airstrikes are reported in the neighboring region of Mar’ib, deeper inside the Yemeni interior.

There is no confirmation of the report on Kamali’s killing.

There is also no comment on the reports from the US Central Command, which has offered few details about its operations against the Houthis since they were launched on March 15.

On Monday, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the military was set to step up its campaign against the group, speaking during a White House meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump.

“We are not going to relent, and it’s only going to be more unrelenting until the Houthis declare they will stop shooting at our ships,” ” Hegseth said.