Yemen’s Houthis say prime minister of rebel-controlled government killed in Israeli airstrike

Yemen’s Houthis say the prime minister and a number of other ministers were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Thursday.

“The Israeli enemy targeted the prime minister and several ministers during a routine workshop held by the government to evaluate its activity and performance over the past year,” the presidency said in a statement carried on Houthi-run television.

There was no immediate comment from Israel, but officials on Thursday said the military had targeted Houthi leaders days after the group fired a missile that contained a new type of cluster sub-munitions.

This is a developing story and will be updated.