Maj. Gen. al-Ghamari was sanctioned by the United Nations over his role in the country's decade-long war. (Photo: Counter Extremism Project)

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Thursday said that Houthi military chief of staff Muhammad al-Ghamari, who was injured in an airstrike in August, has died.

While the Houthis have acknowledged the killing of Major General al-Ghamari, the rebels did not provide the details, including when he died. But the Israeli Defense Minister said al-Ghamari died of wounds he suffered in the attack that also claimed the lives of Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi and several other ministers.

What Israeli Defence Minister said

According to Katz, Al-Ghamari was apparently fatally wounded in the attack. He was also wounded in an Israeli strike in Jun

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