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Israel attacks Yemeni ports, warns Houthi leader

Reuters — Sun, 18 May 2025 08:50:09 +0000

The Israeli military says it has dropped more than 30 munitions on Houthi targets in its eighth such attack. Israel has struck Yemen’s Red Sea ports of Hodeidah and Salif, continuing its campaign to degrade Houthi military capabilities and warning the group’s top leader could be targeted if attacks on Israel persist. The Houthis have […]

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Third Houthi missile launched at Israel in 24 hours

JNS — Wed, 14 May 2025 07:24:43 +0000

Israeli air defences early on Wednesday morning intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Yemen, according to the Israel Defence Forces. It was the third such attack since Tuesday night. The attack triggered air-raid sirens in Jerusalem, Modi’in, Ma’ale Adumim, Gush Etzion, Mount Hebron and parts of the Dead Sea region. The warning system operated as […]

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Danger signals flashing

Michael Kuttner — Fri, 09 May 2025 05:34:54 +0000

Recent developments are triggering danger signals for Israel and Diaspora Jewish communities alike. Concerted air attacks by the US Air Force against Houthi terrorists in Yemen do not seem to have made any impression. One wonders how effective the American campaign actually might be given the almost daily missile launches against Israel in recent days. […]

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Netanyahu: Hamas showing ‘cracks’ under Israeli pressure

Pesach Benson — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 20:58:54 +0000

Israeli military pressure “is working” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in remarks at the beginning of Sunday’s Security Cabinet meeting. “It works because it acts simultaneously. On the one hand, it crushes Hamas’s military and governmental capabilities, and on the other hand, it creates the conditions for the release of our hostages,” Netanyahu said. […]

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Israel gives Houthis ‘final warning’ to stop attacks

Reuters — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 04:07:54 +0000

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations has issued what he called a final warning to Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants to halt their missile attacks on Israel, saying they risked the same “miserable fate” as Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad if they persisted. The ambassador, Danny Danon, also warned Tehran that Israel has the ability […]

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Israel confirms retaliatory airstrikes on Yemen

Pesach Benson — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:18:01 +0000

Israel confirmed carrying out airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen on Thursday. “The Houthi terrorist regime has repeatedly attacked the State of Israel and its citizens, including in UAV and surface-to-surface missile attacks on Israeli territory,” the Israel Defence Forces said. Targets included Houthi infrastructure at the Sana’a International Airport, two power stations, and the […]

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Israel’s strikes on Houthis spur renewed Yemeni offensive

Baruch Yedid - TPS — Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:23:55 +0000

The Yemeni Armed Forces of the internationally-recognized government launched an attack on Houthi rebels in the country’s southwestern Taiz region, likely influenced by Israeli airstrikes on the Iran-backed rebels and the collapse of Iran’s other regional proxies. HoutReports from Taiz indicate that Yemeni army units have launched counterattacks on Houthi positions, seizing control of two […]

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Israel’s defence minister vows to target Houthi leaders

Pesach Benson — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 20:33:58 +0000

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed to target Houthi leaders with targeted assassinations. “Just as we took care of Sinwar in Gaza, Haniyeh in Tehran and Nasrallah in Beirut, we will deal with the heads of the Houthis in Sana’a or anywhere in Yemen,” said Katz, who was visiting an air defence operations centre. The […]

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Tug of war in Gaza: Global players battle for dominance amid post-war rebuilding efforts

Baruch Yedid - TPS — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 11:46:23 +0000

Gaza is at the centre of a new geopolitical tug of war as humanitarian aid initiatives by the US, United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Israel compete to reshape the post-war Strip. US President Joe Biden said in his State of the Union address on Thursday that he would build an offshore pier from which humanitarian […]

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Israel’s UN envoy links Iran to Houthi attacks in Red Sea

Mike Wagenheim - JNS — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 05:05:26 +0000

Imploring the United Nations Security Council to address the “radioactive Shi’ite elephant in the room,” Israel’s U.N. ambassador on Wednesday linked Iran to the conflicts throughout the region. “The ayatollah regime is the one thing that ties together all the elements of destruction in the Middle East,” said Gilad Erdan during an emergency session on […]

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