One of the Senior Houthi Leaders Killed in Saudi-Led Coalition Attack

Reports indicate that during airstrikes by the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen, 'Saleh al-Sammad', a senior Houthi official, was killed. The Houthi-affiliated television in Yemen announced that this attack occurred on Thursday in the Hodeidah province and claimed the life of Saleh al-Sammad. He was the second person on the list of wanted individuals by the Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen, with the first being Abdul-Malik al-Houthi. The Saudi-led coalition also stated in reports aired by Al Arabiya television that anyone with credible information leading to the capture of Saleh al-Sammad would receive a $20 million reward. Saleh al-Sammad was the leader of the political branch of Ansar Allah within the Houthis. On Monday, the Saudi state news agency reported that Houthi militants fired two missiles towards Aramco facilities in Jizan, southern Saudi Arabia, but both missiles were tracked and destroyed. The Houthi television network, Al Masirah, also claimed they targeted a port belonging to the Saudi oil company. The Saudi state news agency quoted a spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition, which has been engaged in the Yemeni civil war since 2015, stating that two missiles were tracked and destroyed over Jizan, with debris falling on residential areas. General Turki al-Maliki said, 'As of the issuance of this statement, no reports of casualties or damages have been received.' Reuters reports that Aramco has not responded to inquiries from the agency. The company is currently constructing a new refinery with a capacity to process 400,000 barrels of oil per day, part of a new economic city on the Red Sea coast, expected to be operational by 2019. The Houthi rebels claim that missile attacks on Saudi territory are in retaliation for Western-backed airstrikes on Yemen. Since 2015, Saudi Arabia and several other Muslim countries have intervened in the Yemeni civil war following the Houthis' capture of the capital and large parts of Yemen, forcing the government and president to flee the country. According to residents and medical sources, at least 20 people attending a wedding were killed on Sunday evening due to airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition on a village in northwestern Yemen. The Saudi-led military coalition has conducted thousands of airstrikes in Yemen, often targeting schools, hospitals, and markets, resulting in hundreds of civilian casualties, although the coalition denies targeting civilian centers. According to the United Nations, over 10,000 people have been killed in the Yemeni war, and 75% of the 22 million population of the country are in need of humanitarian assistance. The Saudi-led military coalition claims that the Iranian government supports the Houthi rebels and supplies them with weapons, a claim that both the Houthis and the Iranian government deny.