Originally Posted by Trojan
From: Haaretz December 29, 2024
The Houthis Are Israel's Weakest Enemy: So Why Are They So Hard to Stop?

Yemen’s Houthis a ‘menace’ for Israel despite weakened Iran
The Australian 31 December 2024

Extracts:
  • Yemen’s Houthis a ‘menace’ for Israel despite weakened Iran
With the ranks of Hamas and Hezbollah decimated and with the fall of Assad in Syria removing a key link in Iran’s anti-Israel ‘axis of resistance’ the Houthis have emerged as Israel’s most immediate security concern

Israel At War - Day 460
Originally Posted by Capri
Also at a commemoration event for local security officers, Defense Minister Israel Katz threatens the Houthis in Yemen after the Iran-backed terror group continues to carry out attacks on Israel

"In these days when the Houthi terror organization is firing missiles at Israel, I want to convey a clear message to them:
1. We have defeated Hamas Nope
2. we have defeated Hezbollah Nope
3. we have blinded the defense systems in Iran Sort of
4. and damaged the [missile] production systems Sort of
5. we have *overthrown the Assad regime in Syria,
6. we have dealt heavy blows to the 'axis of evil' Sort of.... but terrorists still Standing Still Firing
7. and we will also severely strike the Houthi terror organization in Yemen, which remains the last one standing" Waiting....

*(Israel was not directly involved in overthrowing the Assad regime in Syria, but assesses that its strikes on Iran's proxies in the region contributed to the fall of the regime) Fair enough