{"id":2383798,"date":"2024-12-26T14:26:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T19:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-shifts-military-focus-to-houthis-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-26T14:27:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T19:27:15","slug":"israel-shifts-military-focus-to-houthis-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-shifts-military-focus-to-houthis-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel shifts military focus to Houthis &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-shifts-military-focus-to-houthis-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2383798&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2064article \u2063discusses Israel&#8217;s recent military operations focusing on the Houthis in Yemen. On Thursday,the Israeli Air Force conducted\u2064 airstrikes targeting Houthi-controlled infrastructure,including facilities at Sana\u2019a International Airport and power stations in the Al\u200c Hudaydah region. \u200dThis operation marks Israel\u2019s fourth\u200b round of aerial\u2063 attacks against the\u200c Houthis, with two occurring \u2062this \u2062month alone. The strikes follow a series of\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-quickly-could-china-take-over-taiwan\/\" title=\"How Quickly Could China Take Over Taiwan?\">ballistic missiles fired<\/a> by the Houthis, which \u200bthe Israeli military successfully intercepted. This shift in\u200d military focus underscores Israel\u2019s \u200bongoing concerns regarding Iranian\u200d influence in the\u200b region through proxy groups like the Houthis.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israel shifts military focus to Houthis<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1690681\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel&rsquo;s<\/a> military carried out its latest round of airstrikes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/yemen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Yemen<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-d-house-passes-bill-banning-transgender-students-from-competing-in-school-sports\/\" title=\"N.D. House passes bill banning transgender students from competing in school sports\">areas controlled<\/a> by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/houthis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Houthis<\/a> on Thursday as it turned its attention to another Iranian proxy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Israeli Air Force fighter jets conducted strikes on the Houthis infrastructure at Sana&rsquo;a International Airport, the Hezyaz and Gas Kanatib power stations, and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-biden-working-on-quiet-resolution-to-hamas-missile-attacks-on-israel\/\" title=\"Psaki: Biden Working on \u2018Quiet\u2019 Resolution to Hamas Missile Attacks on Israel\">military infrastructure<\/a> in the Al Hudaydah, Salif, and Ras Kanatib ports on the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">west coast part<\/a> of the country.<\/p>\n<p>This was Israel&rsquo;s fourth such aerial assault on the Houthis and the second one this month. A day earlier, the Houthis fired a ballistic missile that the Israeli military intercepted, which marked the fourth in less than a week, according to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/houthis-fire-missile-at-central-israel-for-4th-night-in-past-week-idf-intercepts-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Times of Israel<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Houthis will also learn what Hamas, Hezbollah, the Assad regime, and others have learned, and this will also take time,&rdquo; Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> said in a speech on Wednesday. &ldquo;This lesson will be learned across the Middle East, I tell you, in those days at this season.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Israel carried out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3265185\/israel-airstrikes-yemen-houthis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">strikes<\/a> on the Houthis&rsquo; ports, which a local television channel tied to the Houthis said killed nine people.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthis have also conducted dozens of attacks on shipping vessels transiting the waterways off Yemen&rsquo;s coasts, pushing shipping companies to avoid the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Houthi officials have said these attacks were in solidarity with Palestinians, though its attacks have affected ships completely unrelated to Israel or the United States.<\/p>\n<p>They have also periodically fired missiles and drones at Israel, a handful of which were not intercepted by Israeli air defense systems and caused casualties.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz believe that strikes in Yemen may get them to stop its attacks, while Mossad leader David Barnea believes Israel should attack Iran to get the Houthi attacks to cease, according to Israeli news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/article\/byne3j8byl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>YNet<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. and U.K. have also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-question-need-for-u-s-military-strike-in-syria\/\" title=\"Democrats question need for U.S. military strike in Syria\">conducted airstrikes<\/a> against the Houthis, though the strikes did not get the Houthis to stop its attacks on commercial shipping vessels.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has taken on Iran&rsquo;s Axis of Resistance in various ways over the last year after Hamas&rsquo;s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack that left roughly 1,200 people, and another 250 of whom were kidnapped and brought into Gaza. Over the last year, Israel has decimated Hamas and Hezbollah&rsquo;s senior leadership and arsenal, the latter of which has already agreed to a ceasefire deal, while it has also demonstrated its ability to hit targets inside of Iran as well.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli forces have invaded both Gaza and Lebanon in its wars against Hamas and Lebanon, which have resulted in the displacement of millions of people and the killing of tens of thousands of people, civilians and combatants. Israel&rsquo;s military killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah earlier this fall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Iran also supported the Assad regime in Syria, which collapsed earlier this month. Israel has since carried out airstrikes in Syria to ensure Assad&rsquo;s weapons or infrastructure don&rsquo;t fall into the wrong hands.<\/p>\n<p>Iran also supports militias in Iraq, though they have infrequently attacked Israel over the last year, rather they have carried out about 200 attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1690681\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1690681\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel targets Houthis with airstrikes in Yemen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2383799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Houthis.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5237,6281,4671,4505,32076],"class_list":["post-2383798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-conflict","tag-houthis","tag-israel","tag-military","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Houthis.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2383798"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2383802,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383798\/revisions\/2383802"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2383799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2383798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2383798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2383798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}