‘Remnants of Houthi leadership’ are fleeing Sanaa, abandoning residents, Katz says
Several Houthi senior leaders would have fled Sanaa to fortified hiding places in Saada, Amran and other regions under Houthi control due to fears of new Israeli air strikes.
Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that “the remains of the Houthi management” flee Sanaa in Yemen.
“Like all the leaders of radical Islamist terror, they take care of themselves and abandon the residents,” said the Minister of Defense.
Katz added that it was like the leaders of Hamas 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 this time, and we will also know how to do it in the future.”
Houthi leaders flee Sanaa
Earlier Tuesday, the release of London, based in London, based in London, reported that several senior Houthi leaders had fled Sanaa to fortified hiding places in Saada, Amran and other regions under Houthis control.
Defense Minister Israel Katz during a tour in the Gaza Strip, August 5, 2025. (Credit: Ministry of Defense)
High-ranking Houthi officials, including Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, member of the group’s power council; Abdul Karim al-Houthi, Minister of the Interior of the terrorist group; Abu Ali Al-Hakim, the newly appointed chief of intelligence Houthi; And Ahmed Hamed, another member of the ruling council, has disappeared from Sanaa in recent days, have confirmed sources to Asharq al-Awsat.
Buses have been seen carrying the families of group leaders to Amran and Saada, sources said in Asharq, saying that the terrorist group is aware that its leaders are direct targets for Israeli air strikes.
According to the report, Houthi leaders and commanders were invited not to use government buildings or to meet in public places.




