The Houthi prime minister in Yemen, Ahmed al-Rahawi, and several of his Cabinet members were slain in an Israeli airstrike on the capital city of Sanaa on Aug. 28, the Israel Defence Forces and the Iranian-backed group confirmed on Saturday. Article content

“The Israeli enemy targeted the prime minister and several ministers during a routine workshop held by the government to evaluate its activity and performance over the past year,” according to a formal statement carried on Houthi-run television and cited by CNN. Article content

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A Houthi spokesman said on Saturday that al-Rahawi and several of his colleagues were killed and some were wounded, without specifying their names, The New York Times reported.

The IDF stated on Saturday that it “struck a

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