An Israeli military strike eliminated most of the top leadership of the Houthi rebels in Yemen last week. It’s the latest in a recent spate of successful Israeli decapitation strikes against Iranian proxies. Unfortunately, the Houthis will remain a threat for the foreseeable future.

The latest strike targeted Houthi leaders attending a meeting in the Yemeni capital city of Sanaa. More than 20 of the terrorist group’s top members had gathered to watch a speech by the movement’s leader, Abdul Malik al Houthi. Houthi Prime Minister, Ahmed al Rahawi, was killed. Eleven other high-ranking apparatchiks were also taken out — practically the entirety of Rahawi’s Cabinet.

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