Wednesday, September 3, 2025

'Remnants of Houthi leadership' are fleeing Sanaa, abandoning residents, Katz says


Several senior Houthi leaders have reportedly fled Sanaa towards fortified hideouts in Saada, Amran, and other areas under Houthi control due to fears of further Israeli airstrikes. Defense Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday said that "the remnants of Houthi leadership" are fleeing Sanaa in Yemen. "Like all the leaders of radical Islamist terror, they look after themselves and abandon residents," the defense minister stated. 

Katz added that this was how Hamas leaders behaved in Gaza and "in the luxury hotels of Qatar," and "this is how the Houthis act in Yemen." "We knew how to hunt them down this time, and we will know how to do so in the future as well.”

Earlier on Tuesday, Saudi-owned, London-based outlet Asharq al-Awsat reported that several senior Houthi leaders have fled Sanaa towards fortified hideouts in Saada, Amran, and other areas under Houthi control.  (Read More)