The IDF confirms that the Houthi chief of staff was an assassination target. "The Houthi chief of staff was on his way to a meeting and was supposed to be there alongside other ministers. This was a complex strike following intelligence about their gathering. We took advantage of an intelligence window of opportunity for precise action. We are preparing for the possibility that they will try to retaliate, but not based on an intelligence warning rather as a situational assessment - currently it's not on the agenda," it was reported.