A fighter from the Houthi forces in front of a damaged building at Sanaa Airport after Israeli strikes, Dec. 27, 2024. (Credit: Mohammad Huwais/AFP)
"We have just begun with them," warned Benjamin Netanyahu in a televised interview on Thursday, following Israeli strikes in Yemen. After vowing the complete destruction of Hamas, forcing Hezbollah into a cease-fire, and using the fall of Bashar al-Assad to destroy the Syrian military arsenal, the Israeli prime minister aims to tackle the last tentacle of the Iranian hydra that still poses an effective threat to Israel. The first Israeli strikes against Yemen last July followed the death of a civilian in Tel Aviv, killed by a Houthi drone that had evaded air defenses. Since then, the pace of reprisals has intensified as Yemeni rebels have multiplied their attacks, launching four strikes in recent days alone. Read more Houthis, remnant of the 'axis of resistance,' in Israel's sights A 'lesson' for the entire Middle...
"We have just begun with them," warned Benjamin Netanyahu in a televised interview on Thursday, following Israeli strikes in Yemen. After vowing the complete destruction of Hamas, forcing Hezbollah into a cease-fire, and using the fall of Bashar al-Assad to destroy the Syrian military arsenal, the Israeli prime minister aims to tackle the last tentacle of the Iranian hydra that still poses an effective threat to Israel. The first Israeli strikes against Yemen last July followed the death of a civilian in Tel Aviv, killed by a Houthi drone that had evaded air defenses. Since then, the pace of reprisals has intensified as Yemeni rebels have multiplied their attacks, launching four strikes in recent days alone. Read more Houthis, remnant of the 'axis of resistance,' in Israel's sights A 'lesson' for the entire...