Tag: Yemen
‘Whoever harms Israel will pay a heavy price,’ Netanyahu says
Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists "are learning—and will learn the hard way—that whoever harms Israel will pay a very heavy price for it," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday after the Israeli Air Force...
IDF hits Houthi targets in Yemen after missile fired at central Israel
The Israeli Air Force struck Houthi targets in Yemen overnight Wednesday, after intercepting a missile over central Israel fired by the Iranian-backed terror group.
An elementary school in the Ramat Efal neighborhood of Ramat Gan,...
Navy commander says officers wanted strong strikes against Houthis; superiors refused
A military leader who served on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in conflicts against the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen stated that high command rejected requests for heavier attacks against the terrorists.
“There are definite strategies that...
Houthi leader: Iran-led multifront assault on Israel ‘inevitable’
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the military, spiritual and political leader of Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi terrorists, warned on Thursday that the expected multifront assault on Israel led by Tehran is “inevitable and will come.”
“The delay in the...
Houthis reportedly kidnap at least nine UN staff members in Yemen
Houthi terrorists are reportedly holding at least nine Yemen-based employees of the United Nations “under unclear circumstances,” the Associated Press reported on Friday, citing local authorities.
The Houthis “face increasing financial pressure and airstrikes from a U.S.-led coalition,”...
Washington could remove Houthis from global terror list, US envoy says
Tim Lenderking, U.S. special envoy for Yemen, left the door open for Washington to again remove the terror designation from Houthi rebels should the latter cease their attacks in the Red Sea.
“Houthi actions endanger...
In first, Houthi missile breaches Israeli airspace
A cruise missile launched by Houthi terrorists from Yemen overnight Monday hit an open area near the Red Sea resort city of Eilat, the IDF confirmed on Tuesday evening.
The incident marked the first time...
US Navy destroyer downs suicide drones, missile in Red Sea
A U.S. Navy destroyer in the Red Sea shot down several suicide drones and an anti-ship ballistic missile fired towards it by Houthis in Yemen, AP reported on Wednesday.
The attack apparently targeted the “USS Carney,” an...
Nuclear War with Iran: Israel’s science-based options
“I learn a science from the soul’s aggressions.” - St. John Perse
The evidence is compelling.
In various parts of the world, including the Middle East, a nuclear war is increasingly plausible. Still, identifying meaningful time...
Herzog: ‘Houthis have crossed a red line in the Red Sea’
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen "have crossed a red line in the Red Sea," Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Wednesday.
"The U.S.-led international activities against the Houthi terror-pirates must be bolstered and strengthened...