His death was announced days into a ceasefire in the two-year Gaza war, during which the Huthis repeatedly attacked Israeli targets and cargo ships in the Red Sea

xSANAA: The military chief of Yemen's Huthi rebels has been killed in an Israeli attack, the Iran-backed group said on Thursday, threatening revenge.

Major General Mohammed al-Ghamari died in "honourable battle against the Israeli enemy", a military statement said, without giving further details.

His death was announced days into a ceasefire in the two-year Gaza war, during which the Huthis repeatedly attacked Israeli targets and cargo ships in the Red Sea.

Ghamari died alongside "companions" and his 13-year-old son, the Huthi statement said, without giving the date of the attack.

The Huthis' general staff headquarters was

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