Sources to 'Post': US understands that Israel must respond to Houthis - exclusive
"Washington now realizes that Israel can no longer remain passive," an Israeli official said.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a backdrop of the site where a Houthi missile crashed, May 4, 2025.(photo credit: MAGEN DAVID ADOM, Omar Havana/Getty Images, Olivier Douliery-Pool)ByAMICHAI STEIN