Israel is preparing military action against Yemen’s Houthis:
The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (Kan) reports that Israel is preparing for a military offensive due to the group’s continued missile and drone attacks
The announcement came after Israel intercepted a ballistic missile and a drone launched by the Houthis earlier in the day
The Houthis said,
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"the attack was in response to Israel’s “massacres” against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip"
where Israel has been waging a war for more than a year, killing more than 45,000 people [according to, Hamas-run health ministry]
Kan said, citing the weakened positions of Syria’s ousted al-Assad regime and Hezbollah in Lebanon as contributing factors
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"The Houthis have assumed the mantle of attacking Israel on behalf of the entire Iranian axis”
Kan also reported a consensus within Israel’s security establishment to strike back at Houthi targets
