SETH J. FRANTZMAN
The Iranian-backed Houthis have vowed to continue attacks on Israel after the IDF struck the port of Hodeidah in Yemen on Saturday. Iran is a focus of attention now because it backs the Houthis and has pushed them and other groups to increase attacks on Israel over the last nine months.
The Hodeidah port “serves as an entryway for Iranian weapons for the Houthi terrorist regime. The IDF is capable of operating anywhere required and will strike any force that endangers Israelis,” said the IDF.
The Houthis seem intent on calling what they see as Israel’s bluff. Houthi spokesman Yayha Saree vowed on Sunday that the group would strike Israel back.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces confirm that they will respond to this blatant aggression, and they will not hesitate to strike the vital targets of the Israeli enemy,” Saree said, according to Iranian media IRNA. “He said that the [Israeli] regime’s strikes hit a power station and fuel tanks, all of which were civilian targets. The Yemeni armed forces are preparing for a long war with the Israeli regime.”
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