With the Gaza “ceasefire” agreement slated to begin on Sunday, the leadership of the Houthis in Yemen are signalling that they will stop their own attacks against Israel if the deal holds. For over a year, the Houthis have been launching ballistic missiles and conducting drone attacks against Israel, at times successfully evading the country’s much-vaunted Iron Dome missile defense system. The Houthis have also conducted a campaign of sustained attacks in the Red Sea, targeting what they said are Israeli-linked merchant shipping vessels. The attacks have disrupted regional trade and damaged Israel economically.
In an address delivered on Thursday, the leader of the Houthi movement, Abdulmalik al-Houthi, hailed the efforts of Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza fighting against Israeli aggression in the besieged territory. He said Yemen would continue to “monitor” developments in Palestine on the implementation of the agreement. But, al-Houthi added, the Houthis were prepared to continue their campaign against Israeli targets and regional shipping routes should the situation devolve back towards violence. …..more
