BREAKING: Iran-backed Houthis declare war on Israel

by The Right Scoop

The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have just declared war on Israel as they seek to stand in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza.

They take responsibility for the missile fired earlier today and vow continue this assault on Israel, creating a fourth front for Israel as it seeks to eliminate Hamas.

I’ve been working to verify this and it is legit:

Here’s a bit more from Anwaj:

Yemen’s Ansarullah movement, better known as the Houthis, has effectively declared war on Israel. In a statement on Oct. 31, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarei said, “Our armed forces have launched a large batch of ballistic and cruise missiles and a large number of drones on various Israeli enemy targets in the occupied [Palestinian] territories.” Sarei described the attacks as supportive of Palestinians in Gaza who are facing “American-Israeli aggression” amid the “weakness of the official Arab regime[s] and the collusion of some with the Israeli enemy.”

Israeli media have reported that fighter jets shot down incoming drones while the Arrow air defense system intercepted a ballistic missile launched from the Red Sea area. Importantly, Sarei said the Oct. 31 attack is the third of its kind, claiming responsibility for other aerial strikes in recent days. The main target appears to be the southern Israeli city of Eilat.

The official entry of the Houthis into the Hamas-Israel conflict follows warnings from Iran that the Gaza war may trigger the “opening of new fronts.” Sarei confirmed this narrative, saying that what “expands the field of the conflict is the Zionist enemy’s continuing perpetration of crimes and massacres against the people of the Gaza Strip.”

The opening of a Yemeni front exposes Israel to further external attacks at a time when an all-out Israeli confrontation with Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement looms. A Houthi entry into the Gaza war may also come to engulf Gulf Arab states and the US, potentially unraveling the UN-mediated truce in Yemen.

Below is the full speech translated into English:


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