Yemenis brandish rifles and Palestinian flags during a march in Sanaa, the Houthi-controlled capital, in solidarity with the people of Gaza on May 31, 2024. (Credit: Mohammad Huwais/AFP)
“In support of the Palestinian and Lebanese resistance.” This is a phrase the Houthis had never used before in their communications. After launching two strikes toward Israeli territory on Friday, followed by another targeting Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv the next day with ballistic missiles, the Yemeni rebels, through their military spokesperson Yahya Saree, declared they had entered the “fifth phase” of their escalation against Israel, prompting an immediate response from Israeli aviation against the port city of Hodeida.Alongside this second ballistic missile attack (intercepted by the Iron Dome) targeting the Israeli state by the Ansar Allah movement this month, rumors circulated last week by a handful of Russian and Israeli media found their way into Tuesday's Haaretz. Read also Assassination of Nasrallah: Israel aims to...
“In support of the Palestinian and Lebanese resistance.” This is a phrase the Houthis had never used before in their communications. After launching two strikes toward Israeli territory on Friday, followed by another targeting Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv the next day with ballistic missiles, the Yemeni rebels, through their military spokesperson Yahya Saree, declared they had entered the “fifth phase” of their escalation against Israel, prompting an immediate response from Israeli aviation against the port city of Hodeida.Alongside this second ballistic missile attack (intercepted by the Iron Dome) targeting the Israeli state by the Ansar Allah movement this month, rumors circulated last week by a handful of Russian and Israeli media found their way into Tuesday's Haaretz. Read also Assassination of Nasrallah: Israel aims...