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Houthi UAV Strike Against Tel Aviv Escalates Iran-backed Regional War: Ari Cicurel, JINSA, July 23, 2024 –– The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen launched an Iranian Samad-3 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on July 19 that killed one person and injured ten other individuals in Tel Aviv, Israel.
2 Hours 50 Minutes: Every Detail of Israel’s Strike on the Houthis at Hodeidah: Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, July 21, 2024 — It took two hours and 50 minutes for the IDF F-15s, F-35s, and other fighter jets, which carried out around 10 airstrikes on Saturday evening against the Houthis, to reach their targets in the area of the Hodeidah Port in Yemen, the IDF announced on Sunday.
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A Turning Point in the U.S.-Iran Shadow War?: Seth Mandel, Commentary Magazine, July 23, 2024
Iran’s New Best Friends: Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, Jan. 29, 2024
The Houthi Drone Strike is an Opportunity for Israel: Shachar Kleiman, Israel Hayom, July 19, 2024
U.S. Launches Effort to Stop Russia from Arming Houthis with Antiship Missiles: Michael R. Gordon and Lara Seligman, WSJ, July 19, 2024
After Deadly Tel Aviv Attack, Restraint Against Houthis Was No Longer Deemed an Option: David Horovitz, Times of Israel, July 20, 2024 — Yemen’s Houthi rebels, another of Iran’s terror proxies avowedly seeking to destroy Israel, have been targeting the country since soon after Hamas’s October 7 invasion and slaughter. And Israel had elected not to strike back, even after a missile scored a direct hit on Eilat in March.
Tel Aviv Drone Attack ‘Grave Error,’ Former Houthi Official Tells Israel Hayom: Shachar Kleiman, Israel Hayom, July 22, 2024 — In an exclusive interview with Israel Hayom, a former high-ranking Houthi official criticized the Iran-backed terror group’s continuous attacks against Israel as a “grave miscalculation.”
Houthis Threaten to Attack Israeli Ports, Gas Fields After Weekend Strike on Hodeida: Gianluca Pacchiani and Emanuel Fabian, Times of Israel, July 23, 2024 — The Iran-backed Houthis are preparing to strike new sensitive targets in Israel and the region, according to sources from Yemen’s capital Sana’a quoted by the Lebanese Hezbollah-affiliated daily Al-Akhbar on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Over in the Red Sea . . .: Editorial Board, WSJ, July 15, 2024 — The world turns even as the U.S. is preoccupied with its internal political turmoil. The Houthis in Yemen are still firing missiles at commercial ships in a now near constant barrage the Biden Administration refuses to stop.
New US Sanctions Target Yemen’s Houthi Financial Network: Alarabia News, July 18, 2024 — The United States issued Yemen-related counterterrorism sanctions on Thursday targeting individuals and entities linked to Houthi financial facilitator Sa’id al-Jamal.