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The president of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council was killed in a Saudi-led coalition air raid last week, Al-Masirah TV reported Monday.
Saleh al-Samad was the most senior Houthi official to be killed by the coalition since it launched its military campaign against Yemen in 2015 to try and push back the Houthis and forcefully put back to power the resigned regime.
Al-Masirah TV said Samad was killed Thursday in Hodeida province. There was no immediate comment from the coalition.
The Houthis had appointed Mahdi al-Mashat, previously director of Abdel-Malek al-Houthi's office, to replace Samad.
The coalition has carried out thousands of air strikes in Yemen that have hit schools, markets and hospitals, killing hundreds of people - though it says it does not target civilians.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
