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This Tuesday, the Houthi rebels of Yemen claimed for the first time missile and drone attacks against Israelincreasing fears about a regional expansion of the war between the Israelis and the Palestinian Islamic militia Hamas in Gaza since October 7th.
Product of this action perpetrated by Yementhe possibility of indirect involvement of Will in the conflict, since this country is the main sponsor of the Houthis.
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And this Wednesday, during a visit to the Türkiyethe Iranian Foreign Minister, Hosein Amir Abdolahianhinted that his country might intervene in the war if a ceasefire was not reached soon.
“This is our region, our home, and we will not wait for anyone’s permission to deal with what happens in our home. We hope that a ceasefire comes soon and that the genocide and violence by the United States and Israel will end. “If attacks against women and children continue, the cost they will pay will be very high,” he said. Abdolahian at a press conference with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan.
Abdolahian He also spoke of the strength of another militia sponsored by Willthe Islamic organization Hezbollahthat works from Lebanon.
“The Zionist regime talks about ending Hezbollah, which has become one of the strongest movements against the occupation (of Palestine) and the Zionist regime,” he said.
“If war crimes do not end as quickly as possible, the situation will spiral out of control for all parties involved in the region,” he warned. Abdolahian.
On Tuesday, Israel He said that his fighters and his new Arrow missile defense system They fired two salvos hours apart as they approached the Red Sea port of Eilat, according to the AP news agency.
O Houthis They claimed three attacks on Israel in a later military statement.
“Our Armed Forces launched a large number of ballistic missiles and a large number of drones against various targets of the Israeli enemy“Houthi military spokesman Gen. Yahya Saree in a televised statement.
“To the Yemeni Armed Forces “Confirm that this operation is the third in support of our oppressed brothers in Palestine and confirm that we will continue to carry out more qualitative attacks with missiles and drones until the Israeli aggression stops”, he threatened.
What were the other two previous actions by the Houthis? In early October, the United States reported that it had shot down missiles and drones over the Red Sea. It is believed that these projectiles were heading towards Israel and that they were shot by Houthis.
While on Thursday last week an explosion occurred in the Egyptian resort town of Tabaclose to the border with Israel. There were six injured. Egypt did not say what the origin was, while Israel claims it was a failed attack on its territory from Yemen.
In reaction to the attacks by HouthisIsrael ordered this Wednesday the sending of Navy missile ships in the Red Sea.
Yemen It is Israelseparated by Saudi Arabiathey are at a distance of 1,580 kilometers at their closest point.
At this point, it is worth explaining who the rebels are. Houthiswhat is its firepower and how Will sponsors them:
The Houthi rebels originate from Saada provincein the northwest of Yemen. They belong to the minority zaidita, which represents a third of the country’s population. They are deployed in the north of the territory. They are Shiite Muslims, considered heretics by Sunnis.
They take the name of Hussein Badr al Din al Huti, who led the group’s first uprising in 2004, in an effort to obtain greater autonomy for the province of exit and protect the Zaidite religion and its cultural traditions from what they consider to be usurpation by Sunni Islamists, indicates a BBC Mundo report.
After Yemeni soldiers killed Huti In late 2004, his family took control and led five more rebellions before a ceasefire was agreed with the government in 2010.
Later the Houthis They organized a series of rebellions and in 2014 managed to take control of Furythe capital of Yemenstarting a civil war that continues to this day.
The Houthis managed to enter Fury with the complicity of units that remained loyal to the former president Ali Abdala Saleh, who spent a total of 33 years in power and was assassinated in 2017.
They took full control of the capital of Yemen in January 2015 and advanced across the country, including the south, where they took over Aden.
Saudi Arabia, the main Sunni power and enemy of Houthisindicated that these are supported militarily, financially and politically by Willits Shia archrival in the region.
So, with the action of Houthis about Israel Analysts interpret that the Islamic Republic is indirectly intervening in the conflict with Hamas.
Will has not only sponsored the Houthisalso sponsors Hamasfor Hezbollah and other enemy militias Israel.
“It was only a matter of time before the Houthis could do this,” Thomas Juneau, a professor at the University of Ottawa who studied Yemen for years.
The analyst highlighted that the steady advancement of the Houthi rebels’ missile program came with Iranian help. “The fact that there is another front directly to the south increases the risk that Israel (your air defenses) can become overwhelmed and then it can be much more worrying if Hezbollah, Hamas and others launch massive missile bombardments,” Juneau said.
During the civil war in YemenO Houthis demonstrated to have missiles and drones of great fire capacity. With these weapons Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were attackedespecially oil installations and vital infrastructure.
According to the AP agency, Iran has always denied arming the Houthiseven after transferring rifles, rocket grenades, missiles and other weapons to the Yemeni militia via sea routes.
Both independent experts, Western nations and UN investigators have located military components seized on board ships and all evidence has led to Will.
The AP agency explains that possibly Will It does not report that it is transferring weapons to the Houthis because a UN embargo has been in force that prohibits the transfer of military material to the rebels since 2014.
According to analysts, the Houthis have training, technical knowledge and increasingly sophisticated weapons, including drones and ballistic and cruise missiles. This material doesn’t just come from Will, is also sent by Hezbollah.
O Houthis said they possess the liquid propulsion missile known as Tufan, which has a range of 1,350-1,950 km, enough to reach Israel, says Bloomberg.
The Houthis also have a variant of their ballistic missile burkaninspired by a type of Iranian missile, which is believed to be capable of reaching more than 1,000 kilometers.
General Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, acknowledged that the rebels have missiles capable of reaching around 2,000 kilometers, AP reported.
Analysts consulted by the EFE agency agree that the appearance of war fronts like the Houthis in Yemen in the conflict between Israel and Hamas responds to the interests of Willwhich, at this point, they say, does not appear to be seeking a large-scale regional conflict.
Source: Elcomercio
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