'We promise to God ...': Houthi PM killed in Israeli airstrikes; aides vow 'vengeance'

Days after Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in an airstrike in Sanaa, Houthi official has vowed “vengeance” against Israel.

“We shall take vengeance, and we shall forge from the depths of wounds a victory," Mahdi al-Mashat, a Yemeni politician and military officer who serves as the chairman of the Supreme Political Council of the Houthis, said in a video message later in the day.

Rahawi along with several other ministers was killed in Sanaa by an Israeli airstrike.

Al-Rahawi served as Prime Minister in areas of the divided country that the group controls. He was targeted along with other members of the Houthi-led government during a workshop.

The Houthis did not specify how many other ministers were also killed in the Israeli attack.

Israel's attack on Sanaa, which the Israeli military had said struck "a Houthi terrorist regime military target", came as tensions in the region continue to escalate amid Israel's war on Gaza.

Israel has repeatedly targeted Houthi positions in recent months as the Yemeni group has launched attacks on Israel and on Western vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, in what it says is a show of support for Palestinians in Gaza.

In its statement on Saturday, the Houthi presidency said its government and institutions would still be capable of carrying out their duties after the deadly Israeli attack.

"To our people in Gaza, our stance is steadfast, and will remain so until the aggression ceases and the siege is lifted, no matter the scale of the challenge," he said.