Houthi chief of staff alGhamari killed in Israeli strike

An Israeli airstrike in August that targeted senior figures in Yemen’s Houthi movement killed the group’s chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Muhammad Abdul Karim alGhamari, officials said Thursday, a development that has heightened tensions between the group and Israel even as a U.S.-backed ceasefire holds in Gaza. The Houthi movement acknowledged the death in a statement, and Israel’s defense minister and prime minister publicly said the strike was carried out by Israel.

The Houthis said alGhamari was killed while “fulfilling his duties” and that several other officers and his 13-year-old son, Hussein, also died. The group named Maj. Gen. Yusuf Hassan alMadani as alGhamari’s successor. Israel’s defense minister said alGhamari died of wounds sustained in the strike; the prime minister called him one of several senior figures targeted in operations intended to prevent attacks on Israel.

AlGhamari had been subject to international sanctions. The United Nations and the U.S. Treasury previously described him as a leading figure in planning Houthi military operations and alleged his involvement in cross-border strikes against Saudi Arabia and attacks that harmed Yemeni civilians. The U.S....