Israel said it had shot down a missile fired by Houthi militants in Yemen, hours after Israel’s defense minister threatened to “behead” the group’s leadership.

Now, Israel was focusing on Yemen's Houthi rebels, according to the defence minister. "We will strike (the Houthis') strategic infrastructure and cut off the head of the leadership," he said. "Just like we did to Haniyeh, (Yahya) Sinwar and (Hassan ...

Despite hundreds of American and allied strikes and the deployment of a U.S. Navy flotilla to the Red Sea, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have kept up a steady drumbeat of attacks on commercial shipping passing through the vital waterway and have continued to lob missiles at Israel.

Former Israeli officials discuss the possibility of Jerusalem targeting the Houthi leadership in the same way it took out other terror leaders from Hamas and Hezbollah.

The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have escalated their missile and drone offensives against Israel throughout the war. A missile launched on Saturday struck Tel Aviv, injuring at least 16 people. In response, Israel has conducted three rounds of airstrikes in Yemen, aiming to cripple the Houthis' operational capabilities.

Masirah said that some of the strikes targeted power stations in the capital, as well as the Ras Isa oil terminal on the Red Sea.

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An Ansar Allah source told Newsweek that Israel "represents a danger to Yemen and to various Arab and Islamic countries."

Rebel forces in Syria are building a transitional government after toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country.

JERUSALEM: Israel has instructed its diplomatic missions in Europe to try to get the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen designated as a terrorist organisation. The Houthis have repeatedly fired d

Israel’s defence minister has confirmed that the IDF assassinated former Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this year, and warned that the military would also “decapitate” the leadership of Yemen’s Houthi rebels.