Houthis

Israel Katz's populist push to pardon Elor Azaria puts Israel at serious risk - comment

Azaria was not convicted of mere "negligent homicide", but of manslaughter for his actions in 2016.

Israeli soldier Elor Azaria, who was caught on video shooting a wounded Palestinian assailant in the head as he lay on the ground, sits during a hearing at a military appeals court in Tel Aviv during which he was charged with manslaughter on April 18, 2016.
Armed Yemeni supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist organization brandish their weapons during a protest against US strikes on Iran in Sanaa on July 10, 2026.

After Strait of Hormuz, Iran turns to Bab el-Mandeb as new pressure point - analysis

Smoke rises following an airstrike after Yemen's defense ministry said that its armed forces had targeted the runway at Sanaa International Airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, July 13, 2026.

Iran’s mystery flight to Yemen: What do we know about the planes landing in Sana'a? - explainer

Houthi supporters hold up weapons as they demonstrate against airstrikes on Sanaa International Airport, in Sanaa, Yemen July 13, 2026.

Why the Houthis and Saudi Arabia may come to blows - analysis


Who are the Houthis, Iran’s allies in Yemen? - explainer

Heavily armed and capable of striking Gulf neighbors, any involvement in the Iran conflict by the Houthis could cause major disruption to maritime navigation around the Arabian Peninsula.

Yemen's Houthi loyalists chant slogans as they participate in a protest staged to show support to Iran against the U.S.-Israel war on March 27, 2026 in Sana'a, Yemen.

First Houthi launch toward Israel since war began triggers alerts across the Negev

Tehran could use the Houthis to take action in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.

Houthi soldiers stand guard on a missile carrier during an official military parade marking the ninth anniversary of the Houthi takeover of the capital, Sanaa, on September 21, 2023.

Yemen's Houthis ready to join Iran war if needed, raising new shipping risk

If the Houthis open a new front in the conflict, one obvious target would be the Bab al-Mandab Strait off the coast of Yemen, a key shipping chokepoint.

Houthi supporters carry placards featuring images of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally to mark the al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day), in Sanaa, Yemen, March 13, 2026

Iran warns its ready to open new front in Yemen, close Bab al-Mandab Strait with Houthis - report

"The Bab al-Mandab Strait is considered one of the strategic straits in the world, and Iran has the will to produce a completely credible threat against it," an Iranian official told Tasnim.

A Houthi protester with a poster of Ali Khamenei demonstrates amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen, March 6, 2026

US and Israel dismantle Iran's regional terror network in coordinated strike - opinion

Trump and Israel confront Iran directly with Operation Epic Fury, targeting military and proxy networks.

A still image released by US Central Command (CENTCOM), which accompanied a press release describing the operation dubbed "Epic Fury", an attack by the United States and Israel on Iran, shows a rocket launch from a ship, in this picture obtained from social media released on February 28, 2026.

Iran-linked extremism fuels violence against Jewish institutions in the Diaspora - opinion

Violent assaults on Jewish institutions in the Diaspora reveal the international reach of Middle East conflicts.

Smoke rises from the building after the Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident at the Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, US, March 12, 2026 in a still image from video.

Houthis making preemptive ‘moves’ in case of war, UAE media says

A report revealed that the Houthis began major movements on five frontlines, adding that there could be clashes near Taiz and also the important port city of Hodeidah.

A Yemeni security soldier guards next to a large screen broadcasting the leader of Houthi movement, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, alongside messages supporting Palestinians and the cause of Jerusalem, during a rally by Houthi supporters on International Quds Day on March 13, 2026 in Sana'a, Yemen.

Saudi Arabia working to keep Houthis out of Iran war as group threatens readiness to fight - report

The United States and Israel, while waging war against the Iranian regime, are trying to avoid provoking the Houthis into joining the war, a US official said.

Pro-Iran protesters brandish billboards flags of Yemen and Iran, weapons, and chant slogans as they take part in a rally held to condemn the US-Israel aerial attacks on Iran and killing the Iranian Supreme leader and several military officials on March 1, 2026 in Sana'a, Yemen.

Pressure building on Houthis to act as group stays on sidelines amid Iran war, expert tells 'Post'

An expert on Yemen from the Open University and the Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University explained that the Houthis have a different relationship with Tehran than other proxies.

A Yemeni man holds a posters depicting the former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei during a rally by Houthi supporters on International Quds Day on March 13, 2026 in Sana'a, Yemen.

Sa'ar calls Mojtaba Khamenei's absence 'embarassing', says Iran is close to 'modern piracy'

Sa'ar emphasized the danger of this piracy by comparing the activity to that of the Houthis in the Red Sea in the past, suggesting that “it might become like a new practice of mad regimes."

Israeli Minister of foreign affairs Gideon Saar attends the lobby for Israel–United States relations at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament in Jerusalem, February 25, 2026.