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Israel Online · Oct 16, 2026

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Prominent Yemeni Tribal Leader Reportedly Assassinated by Houthis Prominent Yemeni tribal leader Sheikh Abdulqawi Mahdi Ghanim was reportedly lured to a house in Houthi-controlled Sanaa with promises that his imprisoned son would be released. Instead, according to reports, he was killed alongside two companions. The reported assassination highlights ongoing tensions between Yemen's tribal leadership and the Iranian-backed Houthi movement, which controls the capital, Sanaa.

*Prominent Yemeni Tribal Leader Reportedly Assassinated by Houthis* Prominent Yemeni tribal leader Sheikh Abdulqawi Mahdi Ghanim was reportedly lured to a house in Houthi-controlled Sanaa with promises that his imprisoned son would be released. Instead, according to reports, he was killed alongside two companions. The reported assassination highlights ongoing tensions between Yemen's tribal leadership and the Iranian-backed Houthi movement, which controls the capital, Sanaa.

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