Houthi Military Chief Muhammad Abd Al-Karim al-Ghamari, long hunted by Israel, has died from wounds sustained in a precision Israeli airstrike.
In a major blow to the Iranian-backed Houthi movement, Muhammad Abd Al-Karim al-Ghamari, the group’s Military Chief of Staff, has died from injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike, Yemeni sources confirmed Thursday.
Al-Ghamari, one of the most powerful figures in Yemen’s Houthi hierarchy and a key architect of the militia’s drone and missile operations, succumbed to his wounds days after being targeted by Israeli warplanes.
According to reports, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck multiple high-level Houthi gatherings over recent weeks, aiming to dismantle the group’s command structure following its repeated missile and drone attacks on Israeli and international shipping in the Red Sea. Despite previously surviving several targeted strikes, Al-Ghamari’s luck ran out in the latest operation.
The fatal strike reportedly occurred during a meeting of senior Houthi leaders, where Israel’s intelligence identified “high-value targets” — including government figures aligned with the Iran-backed regime. Sources say the Houthi-appointed Prime Minister and much of his cabinet were eliminated in the same series of strikes, marking one of the most devastating hits to the group’s leadership since the escalation of hostilities.
Al-Ghamari, a longtime loyalist to Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, was central to coordinating the group’s military operations in Yemen and across the Red Sea, including direct attacks on civilian and commercial vessels. His death represents a strategic victory for Israel’s counterterror campaign and a severe disruption to Iranian influence in the Arabian Peninsula.
Regional analysts believe his death will cripple Houthi command capabilities in the short term, forcing the militia to reorganize its military leadership amid mounting pressure from Israeli, U.S., and coalition operations.
