The Yemeni presidency announced that Prime Minister Ahmad Ghaleb al-Rahawi and several ministers were killed in an Israeli strike on Sanaa during a government session.

Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmad Ghaleb al-Rahawi has been killed, along with several ministers, in the latest Israeli attack on Sanaa, the Yemeni presidency announced today.

In its statement, the presidency said that amid the ongoing and open battle against Israel, Yemen has lost a new group of leaders from its national leadership, representing the full spectrum of the Yemeni people.

It confirmed the death of Ahmad Ghaleb al-Rahawi, the prime minister of the Government of Change and Building, alongside a number of his fellow ministers.

The statement emphasized that, in defense of the Palestinian cause, Yemen has taken up the battle of promised victory and sacred struggle, gaining immense honor and offering martyrs from among its armed forces and people who vowed to remain steadfast in the truth, regardless of the cost.

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According to the statement, the Yemeni officials were killed when an Israeli strike targeted them during a routine government session to review the yearly performance of state institutions. Several other ministers were critically wounded and are now receiving medical treatment.

The Yemeni presidency pledged that government institutions will continue to serve the people, declaring that, with God’s help, the caretaker government will carry out its duties. It stressed that state institutions will not be deterred, no matter the scale of the tragedy.

The blood of the fallen leaders, the statement said, will serve as both inspiration and determination to continue on the same path. It reaffirmed Yemen’s steadfast support for the people of Gaza, the wider Arab and Islamic nations, and all free peoples of the world.

Finally, the statement underscored Yemen’s commitment to strengthening and developing the capabilities of its armed forces to confront all challenges, a position it said is fully shared by the Yemeni people, who remain present in all fields and arenas with unshakable resolve and faith.

(PC, Al Mayadeen)