After Hamas and Hezbollah, Benjamin Netanyahu threatens the Houthis of Yemen

Like Palestinian Hamas, Iraqi groups or Lebanese Hezbollah, the Houthis of Yemen are in the sights of the Israeli Prime Minister. “Just as we acted forcefully against the armed arms of the Iranian axis of evil, we will act against the Houthis […] with strength, determination and sophistication,” declared Benjamin Netanyahu the day after a strike by Yemen rebels left 16 injured in Tel Aviv. “Although it will take time, the result will be the same as with other terrorist groups. »

The Houthis are part of what Iran calls the “axis of resistance,” which brings together other movements hostile to Israel. Yemeni rebels said they carried out an attack in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, ravaged by more than a year of war between Israel and Hamas, and in “retaliation for Israeli aggression against (their) country “.

The United States alongside Israel

“We do not act alone,” underlined Benyamin Netanyahu in his video on Sunday. “The United States, along with other countries, sees the Houthis as a threat not only to international shipping, but also to the world order.”

Yemeni rebels had already fired a missile at Israel on Thursday, which caused significant material damage to a school near Tel Aviv, caused by “a partial interception” according to the Israeli army. The latter had in response bombed ports and the energy infrastructure of the rebels in Yemen, a country located more than 1,500 kilometers southeast of Israel, killing nine among them according to their leader.

Benjamin Netanyahu had already issued a warning to the Houthis, declaring that “whoever hits Israel will pay a very high price”. “They’re not just attacking us. They are attacking the whole world,” he said. “When Israel acts against the Houthis, it does so in the name of the entire international community. The Americans, like others, are well aware of this.”