August 2025 Israeli attack on Sanaa

August 2025 Israeli attack on Sanaa
Part of the 2025 Israeli attacks in Yemen amidst the Red Sea crisis, and the Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)
Sanaa Location of the attack within Yemen
Type	Airstrikes, targeted killing, decapitation strike
Location	Sanaa, Yemen
Target	Houthi defense minister Mohamed al-Atifi, chief of staff Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari, and other government ministers
Date	28 August 2025
Executed by	Israel Defense Forces Israeli Air Force
Casualties	At least 13 officials, including prime minister Ahmed al-Rahawi and chief of staff Muhammad al-Ghamari killed

On 28 August 2025, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted targeted strikes, codenamed Operation Lucky Drop (Hebrew: מבצע טיפת מזל) against several Houthi ministers in Bayt Baws, Sanaa, Yemen. The group's prime minister Ahmed al-Rahawi, defense minister Mohamed al-Atifi, and chief of staff Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari, who had gathered to listen to a televised speech by Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, were among the targets. The deaths of al-Rahawi and several other ministers were later confirmed by the group, and al-Ghamari's death was confirmed in October.