--- title: Israel Eliminated the Houthi Prime Minister description: "Israel just escalated the Yemen front—an airstrike killed Houthi PM Ahmed al-Rahawi and much of his cabinet. A decisive blow, but not decapitation—Houthis vow Red Sea and Israel retaliation Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly! Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. 📩 Subscribe now: https://subscribepage.io/WarFrontsWeekly Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@astrographics-ve4yq PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ 00:00 Introduction 00:54 One Decisive Blow 05:36 Strikes and Counterstrikes 09:18 What Happens Now? References https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/thousands-attend-funeral-houthi-leaders-killed-by-israeli-strike-vow-revenge-2025-09-01/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c620ykrxedwo https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/30/houthi-leader-ahmad-al-rahawi-killed/ https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/key-houthi-leader-killed-in-israeli-airstrike-6a2e9b87?gaaat=eafs&gaan=ASWzDAilOJFVVdzOybBfsuKwM1SDX7fvaVZQkKqUq0gTZwu7FYzgB75NwPLKYQoZnU%3D&gaats=68b5dd4d&gaasig=GKmzyBdOsQqDvLwVTinWIjJJf-ZiXhRSWbXwRnNm8eL0yylKzDrXcjZFQygHg40hqRZeWCQtp2bB0MumPVIkWQ%3D%3D\\ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/1/houthis-fire-missile-at-israeli-owned-tanker-after-prime-minister-killed https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/key-houthi-leader-killed-in-israeli-airstrike-6a2e9b87?gaaat=eafs&gaan=ASWzDAgOeQASywhlFz-Wwr2UaMaUbHO5kIvNb3xmAIP1hY8iFjF9HHFUbEqkvcOBt0%3D&gaats=68b5dd4d&gaasig=UWpzJPbJKiLRRTxlaPh0BL3MEsxzjV1DoZ6lqNPXp8WsZR56lXT7RQ0qBTgZz-KR-CyeC0dgGDTHJyj6Ew%3D%3D https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/world/middleeast/yemen-houthis-israel.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/30/yemens-houthis-say-israeli-airstrike-killed-their-prime-minister https://www.dw.com/en/middle-east-updates-thousands-attend-mass-houthi-funeral/live-73833959 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/prime-minister-yemens-houthi-run-government-killed-israeli-strike-2025-08-30/ https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/29/iran-backed-houthi-pm-killed-in-israeli-airstrikes-on-yemens-capital https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-strikes-in-yemen-said-to-target-gathering-of-houthi-leaders-near-sanaa/amp/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0kzy7r8pl1o https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-865164 https://www.arabnews.com/node/2613717/middle-east https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-865897 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce93k7ye2geo https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/houthi-rebels-raid-un-premises-yemen-detain-least-11-people-2025-08-31/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/31/houthis-raid-offices-un-agencies-wfp-unicef-sanaa-yemen" url: https://fronts.co/videos/warfronts-v4pa0h3xibu.md canonical: https://fronts.co/videos/warfronts-v4pa0h3xibu/ datePublished: 2025-09-04T18:00:29.000Z dateModified: 2025-09-04T18:00:29.000Z author: - name: Fronts Staff url: https://fronts.co/authors/fronts-team/ publisher: Fronts type: NewsArticle language: en access: members isAccessibleForFree: false tokens: 847 --- Israel just escalated the Yemen front—an airstrike killed Houthi PM Ahmed al-Rahawi and much of his cabinet. A decisive blow, but not decapitation—Houthis vow Red Sea and Israel retaliation Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly! Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. 📩 Subscribe now: https://subscribepage.io/WarFrontsWeekly Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@astrographics-ve4yq PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ 00:00 Introduction 00:54 One Decisive Blow 05:36 Strikes and Counterstrikes 09:18 What Happens Now? References https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/thousands-attend-funeral-houthi-leaders-killed-by-israeli-strike-vow-revenge-2025-09-01/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c620ykrxedwo https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/30/houthi-leader-ahmad-al-rahawi-killed/ https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/key-houthi-leader-killed-in-israeli-airstrike-6a2e9b87?gaaat=eafs&gaan=ASWzDAilOJFVVdzOybBfsuKwM1SDX7fvaVZQkKqUq0gTZwu7FYzgB75NwPLKYQoZnU%3D&gaats=68b5dd4d&gaasig=GKmzyBdOsQqDvLwVTinWIjJJf-ZiXhRSWbXwRnNm8eL0yylKzDrXcjZFQygHg40hqRZeWCQtp2bB0MumPVIkWQ%3D%3D\ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/1/houthis-fire-missile-at-israeli-owned-tanker-after-prime-minister-killed https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/key-houthi-leader-killed-in-israeli-airstrike-6a2e9b87?gaaat=eafs&gaan=ASWzDAgOeQASywhlFz-Wwr2UaMaUbHO5kIvNb3xmAIP1hY8iFjF9HHFUbEqkvcOBt0%3D&gaats=68b5dd4d&gaasig=UWpzJPbJKiLRRTxlaPh0BL3MEsxzjV1DoZ6lqNPXp8WsZR56lXT7RQ0qBTgZz-KR-CyeC0dgGDTHJyj6Ew%3D%3D https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/world/middleeast/yemen-houthis-israel.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/30/yemens-houthis-say-israeli-airstrike-killed-their-prime-minister https://www.dw.com/en/middle-east-updates-thousands-attend-mass-houthi-funeral/live-73833959 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/prime-minister-yemens-houthi-run-government-killed-israeli-strike-2025-08-30/ https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/29/iran-backed-houthi-pm-killed-in-israeli-airstrikes-on-yemens-capital https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-strikes-in-yemen-said-to-target-gathering-of-houthi-leaders-near-sanaa/amp/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0kzy7r8pl1o https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-865164 https://www.arabnews.com/node/2613717/middle-east https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-865897 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce93k7ye2geo https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/houthi-rebels-raid-un-premises-yemen-detain-least-11-people-2025-08-31/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/31/houthis-raid-offices-un-agencies-wfp-unicef-sanaa-yemen --- Full analysis is behind the paywall. 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