Simultaneously with their funeral.. The Houthis announce the identities of 12 of their leaders who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Sana'a
The Houthi group held a funeral today, Monday, September 1, in the Yemeni capital Sana'a, for 12 senior officials of its government, which lacks international recognition, who were killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting a meeting of theirs last Thursday.
The funeral came four days after keeping the identities of the victims secret, as the group announced for the first time today, Monday, the identities of 11 officials killed alongside the Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahwi, after a period of denial and media blackout regarding the incident.
According to the list announced by the media outlets affiliated with the Houthis, the victims of the Israeli airstrike are:
§ Ahmed al-Rahwi: Prime Minister.
§ Mujahid Ahmed Abdullah Ali: Minister of Justice and Human Rights.
§ Mu'in Hashim Ahmed al-Muhagri: Minister of Economy, Industry, and Investment.
§ Radwan Ali Ali al-Ruba'i: Minister of Agriculture, Fish Wealth, and Water Resources.
§ Jamal Ahmed Ali Amer: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates.
§ Ali Saif Mohammed Hassan: Minister of Electricity, Energy, and Water.
§ Ali Qasim Hussein al-Yafai: Minister of Culture and Tourism.
§ Samir Mohammed Ahmed Bajalah: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor.
§ Hashim Ahmed Abdulrahman Sharaf al-Din: Minister of Information.
§ Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Mawlid: Minister of Youth and Sports.
§ Mohammed Qasim al-Kabsi: Director of the Prime Minister's Office.
§ Zahid Mohammed al-Amadi: Secretary of the Cabinet.
The funeral procession started from Al-Sabeen Square with a large presence of political and military leaders in the group, and prayers were held for the bodies at Al-Saleh Mosque before they were transported in a collective procession to a nearby cemetery.
The acting Prime Minister Mohammed Muftah spoke during a memorial speech, affirming that “the assassination operation will not deter the group's will,” and it will be fuel for the ongoing confrontation with Israel.
It is noteworthy that the group did not declare mourning for the killing of its Prime Minister and most of its ministers, unlike what it did previously after the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of Hamas, and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
