Chief of the General Staff of the Yemeni Armed Forces, Major General Mohammed Abdul Karim al-Ghamari, has reportedly survived an assassination attempt after Israeli fighter jets carried out an airstrike against an area in the Arab nation’s capital.
The London-based and pan-Arab al-Araby al-Jadeed (New Arab) news outlet, citing sources speaking on condition of anonymity, reported that a massive explosion shook the southwestern neighborhood of Hadda in Sana’a late on Saturday, as Israeli warplanes bombed the district.
The sources added that the blast occurred as high-profile Yemeni military commanders, headed by Ghamari, were meeting to discuss a retaliatory operation against the occupying Tel Aviv regime.
Yemeni security forces immediately set up roadblocks at the site, and ambulances rushed to the scene.
According to Hebrew-language media outlets, the Israeli military is assessing the results of the aerial raid.
The Yemeni Ansarullah resistance movement has so far not issued any official statement regarding the assassination attempt directed at Ghamari, and his health condition following the attack.
Ghamari is purportedly among the most prominent military leaders in Yemen, having served as the chief of the general staff since December 2016.
He is also considered to be one of the most distinguished figures responsible for launching missile and drone strikes from Yemen towards the Israeli-occupied territories.
As the genocidal war on Gaza escalated, the Yemenis enforced a strategic blockade on essential maritime routes, to obstruct the delivery of military supplies to Israel and urge the international community to take action regarding the ongoing humanitarian emergency in Gaza.
The Yemeni Armed Forces have declared they will not stop their assaults unless Israel ceases its ground and aerial offensives in Gaza.
The devastating Israeli war has resulted in the deaths of at least 55,297 Palestinians so far, the majority of whom are women and children.
