'Remnants of Houthi leadership' are fleeing Sanaa, abandoning residents, Katz says - Jerusalem Post Staff

 

by Jerusalem Post Staff

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.

 

Mourners attend the funeral procession of Houthi government officials killed in an Israeli strike, in Sanaa, Yemen September 1, 2025.

(photo credit: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

 

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.”

Houthi leaders flee Sanaa 

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. 

Defense Minister Israel Katz on a tour in the Gaza Strip, August 5, 2025. (credit: DEFENSE MINISTRY)

High-ranking Houthi officials, including Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a member of the group's ruling council; Abdul Karim al-Houthi, the terror group's interior minister; Abu Ali al-Hakim, the newly appointed head of Houthi intelligence; and Ahmed Hamed, another member of the ruling council, have disappeared from Sanaa in recent days, sources confirmed to Asharq al-Awsat.

Buses were seen transporting the families of group leaders towards Amran and Saada, sources told Asharq, saying that the terror group is aware that its leaders are direct targets for Israeli airstrikes. 

According to the report, Houthi leaders and commanders were instructed not to use government buildings or gather in public places. 

Jerusalem Post Staff

Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-866131

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