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  • Yemen’s Houthis say they launched ballistic missiles at Israel

    Yemen's Houthi group launched several ballistic missiles at military posts in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, the group's military spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday. Earlier Wednesday, the Mason, a U.S. Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, shot down a drone that originated from a part of Yemen controlled by the Houthi group, a U.S. official said. There were no injuries or damage and it was not clear what the drone was targeting.

  • Yemen’s Houthis capture ship linked to Israeli billionaire

    A ship linked to an Israeli tycoon and its international crew have been captured by Yemen’s Ansarullah movement, better known as the Houthis. Israel has blamed the incident in the Red Sea on Iran, although Tehran denies any involvement. Meanwhile, Tel Aviv is also avoiding any reference to the apparent Israeli ownership of the vessel—possibly with the aim of reducing pressure to retaliate. The threat to Israeli civilian shipping highlights the broader repercussions of the war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement in Gaza.

  • Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijack an Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea and take 25 crew members hostage

    Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route Sunday and took its 25 crew members hostage, officials said, raising fears that regional tensions heightened over the Israel-Hamas war were playing out on a new maritime front.

  • Solar-Powered Housing Initiatives Launched In Yemen By Saudi Organizations

    Implemented by the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY), the Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND), and the Sela Foundation for Development, the project has inaugurated 133 housing lighting systems and 20 operational public utilities powered by solar energy in the governorates of Hadhramaut, Taiz, as well as Hodeidah.

  • Commentary: How Houthi attacks affect both the Israel-Hamas conflict and Yemen’s own civil war – and could put pressure on US, Saudi Arabia

    In the first analysis, one can argue that the Houthis are part of a broader regional alliance with Iran. As such, the attack on Israel can be seen as showcasing both the Houthis’ – and Iran’s – military capabilities to both local and regional audiences. Indeed, some analysts argue that the reason Tehran supplied the Houthis with long-range missiles was so it could pose a threat to both Israel and also Tehran’s rival in the region: Saudi Arabia.

  • Yemen’s Houthis enter Mideast fray, hardening spillover fears

    Yemen's Houthis have waded into the Israel-Hamas war raging more than 1,000 miles from their seat of power in Sanaa, declaring on Tuesday they had fired drones and missiles at Israel in attacks that highlight the regional risks of the conflict.

    Part of an "Axis of Resistance" backed by Iran, the Houthis have rallied behind the Palestinians since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, opening a new front for a movement that has waged war for eight years with a Saudi-led coalition in the Gulf.

  • Commentary: The Viability of a Partitioned Yemen: Challenges to a Houthi State

    The Houthis simply don’t have the financial resources to support a government, pay salaries, and invest in the infrastructure and rebuilding that will be necessary in a postwar scenario. Nor does the group control the oil and gas fields in Yemen that would allow it to make money on the world markets. This realization is largely what has driven successive Houthi offensives on Marib since 2020. But each time the Houthis came up short, as Saudi air power proved decisive. Now with the war seemingly nearing an end, the Houthis are in a difficult position: The group holds territory but doesn’t have the finances to maintain it. Of course, the Houthis could always make another attempt on Marib after the Saudi withdrawal, but that would almost certainly invite renewed Saudi airstrikes.

  • Deep Dive: Armed groups in Iraq, Yemen warn US of multi-front response to Gaza war

    hiite armed groups in Iraq are threatening to target American assets in the region if the US intervenes in the Hamas-Israel war—or if Tel Aviv “expands the battleground.” This comes amid reports of a possible Israeli ground incursion into Gaza, and as Israel may also target Lebanon, where several cross-border confrontations with Hezbollah have taken place. Meanwhile, Yemen’s Ansarullah movement—better known as the Houthis—has stated that it will respond if the US intervenes in Gaza.

  • Yemen flare-ups jeopardize peace negotiations

    Both sides in Yemen's eight-year war have accused each other of attacks that break a relative lull in fighting and jeopardise peace talks that had been gathering momentum. Yemen's Houthi movement has battled a Saudi-led coalition since 2015 in a conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands and left 80 percent of the population dependent on aid. Houthi spokesperson Mohammed Abdulsalam said the coalition killed 12 of the group's soldiers in the last month along the Saudi border. "While we consider incidents of truce violation to be regrettable... we stress the importance of entering into a phase of serious peace," he told Reuters.

  • Opinion: Saudi Arabia’s New Strategy in Yemen: Border and Proxies

    Saudi Arabia is pursuing a two-pronged exit strategy from the war in Yemen. Having failed to secure a military victory on the ground, the kingdom has chosen to talk directly with the Houthis to insulate the border and neighboring waters from attacks. At the same time, Saudi Arabia has stepped up its activism in Yemen’s South through proxy-like loyalists to counter secessionist and pro-Emirati forces. This marks a strategic change in Saudi Arabia’s Yemeni policy, which had previously prioritized pursuing a countrywide cease-fire and maintaining a unified Yemeni state, mainly by engaging with formal institutions.