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During an extraordinary meeting held in Sana'a on Monday, Mahdi al-Mashat, previously the director of Sayyed Abdel-Malek al-Houthi's office, was chosen to replace Samad.
The National Defense Council in the Yemeni capital declared a state of alert and called for military readiness to the extreme.
The Council also stressed that Yemen today is “stronger and more steadfast in the face of the coalition,” threatening the aggression “an earthshaking and painful response”.
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.
Samad was martyred Thursday in Hodeida province along with six of his companions.
Source: Yemenwatch
