The Israeli Air Force coordinated with the United States to strike the Houthis in Yemen on Monday night after the terror group fired a ballistic missile at Israel’s largest airport on Sunday.
During the strike, about 20 Israeli Air Force fighter jets dropped 50 munitions on dozens of Houthi targets, according to the Israeli Defense Forces. The attack is Israel’s sixth airstrike on the Houthis since July 2024, in response to more than 400 attacks by the Iranian-backed group during the war, the Jerusalem Post reported. It is the first Israeli strike on the Houthis since President Donald Trump took office.
The United States has been conducting weeks of airstrikes on the Houthis in response to the group’s more than 100 attacks on international cargo ships, tankers, and naval vessels following Hamas’ October 7 assault on Israel. Since March, over 800 Houthi targets have been hit,…
