The militant group is reportedly planning “substantial operations” following the assassination of the Hamas political leader
Yemen’s Houthi militant group has vowed to take action against Israel, joining threats from Iran and its allies over the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Newsweek reported on Monday.
Tensions in the region have escalated since the assassination of Haniyeh in the Iranian capital last week, amid concerns over Tehran’s likely retaliation.
While Israel has neither confirmed nor denied responsibility for the killing, it came a day after the Jewish State “eliminated” senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in an airstrike on the Lebanese capital, Beirut. Prior to that, Israel attacked Yemen’s Houthi-controlled port of Hodeidah, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than 90, local officials said.
It is expected that the Houthis, as well as Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group, could take part in a “multipronged” strike against Israel, Newsweek said, citing the Houthis’ deputy information secretary. Nasreddin Amer did not elaborate on the group’s involvement in the potential attack, but hinted at major action ahead.
“We tend during this period to speak little and act a lot,” Amer told the outlet on Monday. “This is what I want the world to understand.”
The Houthis, a Shia Islamist group which controls a large part of Yemen, have been attacking Israel-linked commercial shipping in the Red Sea since October last year in response to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.
