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Houthis, remnant of the 'axis of resistance,' in Israel's sights

Having disrupted global trade, Yemeni rebels are Tehran's only ally still capable of attacking Tel Aviv.  

Houthis, remnant of the 'axis of resistance,' in Israel's sights

Houthi fighters march in Sanaa during a parade for those who participated in training as part of a mobilization campaign by the Yemeni rebel movement, Dec. 18, 2024. (Credit: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters)

Is Israel's campaign now turning towards Yemen? The attack had been in preparation for some time. On the night of Wednesday to Thursday, Israel launched a new wave of strikes against the Houthis. The third since last July, killing at least nine people and targeting for the first time their capital Sanaa as well as port infrastructure around Hodeida, already badly hit this summer. "Whoever raises his hand against the State of Israel, his hand will be cut off; whoever wrongs it, it will be done to him seven times more," stated the Israeli Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, quoted on the X account of the Kan public channel. Just before, two ballistic missiles were fired from Yemen towards Israel, forcing millions of inhabitants to take refuge in shelters, one of the projectiles damaging in particular a school in the city of Ramat Efal, near...
Is Israel's campaign now turning towards Yemen? The attack had been in preparation for some time. On the night of Wednesday to Thursday, Israel launched a new wave of strikes against the Houthis. The third since last July, killing at least nine people and targeting for the first time their capital Sanaa as well as port infrastructure around Hodeida, already badly hit this summer. "Whoever raises his hand against the State of Israel, his hand will be cut off; whoever wrongs it, it will be done to him seven times more," stated the Israeli Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, quoted on the X account of the Kan public channel. Just before, two ballistic missiles were fired from Yemen towards Israel, forcing millions of inhabitants to take refuge in shelters, one of the projectiles damaging in particular a school in the city of Ramat Efal,...
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