Yemen’s Houthis say prime minister of rebel-controlled government killed in Israeli airstrike
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday vowed to take revenge for the killing of their prime minister and other political leaders by Israeli airstrikes earlier this week.
The Houthis confirmed Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in a strike on the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Thursday, which also left others seriously wounded.
Mahdi al-Mashat, head of the Houthis’ Supreme Political Council, said in a video statement, “We promise to God, to the dear Yemeni people and the families of the martyrs and wounded that we will take revenge and we will turn the wounds into a victory.”
Al-Rahawi is the most senior figure in the Iran-backed Houthis to be killed in Israeli’s campaign against the group.
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Add it to the war crimes pile
Not to dismiss the horrifyingly gigantic pile of Israeli warcrimes, but this action specifically isn’t one, as affiliation with (and straight up leadership of) a recognized terrorist organization that has technically targeted your nation (albeit not very effectively) generally designates someone a valid military target under international law.
They’re doing political assassinations here.