Houthis slogan “Death to America, Death to Israel, a curse upon the Jews”
The strikes on the Houthis are the most significant American military operation in the Middle East since Donald Trump took office
Trump has said,
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“He would hold Iran responsible for the Houthi strikes”
The Houthis since the IDF resumed fighting in the Gaza Strip earlier this week, 1. have renewed their attacks on Israel 2. and have launched several ballistic missiles
The Houthis began attacking the vital Red Sea maritime route in November 2023 a month after fellow Iran-backed group Hamas stormed southern Israel on October 7, 2023 slaughtering some 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages, sparking the war in Gaza
While the Houthis have said they were attacking Israeli-linked shipping in support of Gaza, they have also targeted vessels with no known Israeli connections
The Houthis — whose slogan is “Death to America, Death to Israel, a curse upon the Jews” — paused their attacks after Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire and hostage deal in January 2025
