Yemen mourns Prime Minister, ministers killed in Israeli aggression
Yemen confirms the martyrdom of PM Ahmad Ghaleb al-Rahawi and ministers in the Israeli aggression on Sanaa on Thursday amid continued support for Gaza.
Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmad Ghaleb al-Rahawi has been martyred, along with several ministers, in the latest Israeli aggression on Sanaa, the Yemeni presidency announced on Saturday.
In a statement, the Yemeni presidency revealed that, amid the ongoing and open battle against “Israel”, Yemen lost a new cohort of great martyrs from its national leadership, which represents the entire spectrum of the Yemeni people, confirming the martyrdom of “freedom fighter Ahmad Ghaleb al-Raahwi, the prime minister of the Government of Change and Construction, along with a number of his fellow ministers.”
“In vindication of the Palestinian people’s plight, Yemen waged the battle of the promised conquest and the sacred jihad, earning immense honor and, in its cause, presented convoys of martyrs from the heroes of the armed forces and other sons of the great Yemeni people who carried the banner and pledged to God to remain steadfast in the truth, no matter the cost,” the statement read.
PM, ministers targeted while assessing government’s performance
The statement highlighted that the Yemeni officials were killed in an Israeli strike that targeted them during a routine session to discuss and assess the yearly performance of the Yemeni government. The strike wounded several of their colleagues, some of them critically, and they are now receiving medical care.
The Yemeni presidency vowed that state institutions will continue to provide services to the Yemeni people, stating, “We reassure our great Yemeni people and vow to them that the government, with the help of God Almighty, will perform its role within the framework of its caretaker duties. State institutions will continue to provide services to the steadfast, patient Yemeni people and will remain unaffected no matter the scale of the tragedy.”
The statement concluded by affirming to the Yemenis, the oppressed Palestinian people, the entire Ummah, and every free person in the world, Yemen’s continued support for the people of Gaza.
“The blood of our great martyrs will be the fuel and the motive to continue on the same path,” it asserted.
It also pledged perseverance in building and developing the capabilities of the Yemeni armed forces to confront all challenges and dangers, a stance mirrored, according to the statement, by the great Yemeni people who are present in all fields and arenas with unwavering determination, will, and faith.
Shortly after the martyrdom was announced, the head of the Yemeni Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, announced the appointment of Mohammad al-Moftah as a caretaker prime minister, entrusted with the government in light of the assassination.
career includes several high-level appointments, such as Director-General of the Khanfar District, the largest district in Abyan, followed by roles as Deputy Governor of al-Mahwit and later Deputy Governor of Abyan, both filled by presidential decree.
He is also the son of the assassinated political figure, social leader, and tribal face of the region, Ghalib Nasser al-Rahawi, who was killed in the 1970s.
Al-Rahawi made immense personal sacrifices, enduring numerous assassination attempts, including one in which criminal Al-Qaeda elements destroyed his only home in Abyan, an event that forced him to relocate to the capital, Sanaa, in 2015, where he settled and was subsequently appointed as the Governor of Abyan and then as a member of the Supreme Political Council.
