Yemen’s Houthis say that their Chief of Staff Mohammed Abdulkarim al-Ghamari, one of the most senior military officials of the group, has been killed “while fulfilling his duties”.

Shortly after the Houthi announcement on Thursday, Israel claimed responsibility for the killing, with Defence Minister Israel Katz saying al-Ghamari was attacked in an Israeli strike.

The Houthis said in a statement that the conflict with Israel had not ended. Israel will “receive its deterrent punishment for the crimes it has committed”, it said.

In August, Israel said it targeted senior figures from the group, including al-Ghamari, in air strikes on the capital Sanaa, killing the prime minister of Yemen’s Houthi-run government and several other ministers.

In a social media post on Thursday, Katz said that

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