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July 27, 2024

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Debris litters a loading dock a day after Israeli strikes on the port of Yemen's Houthi-held city of Hodeida on July 21, 2024.

Analysis

Israel’s Yemen attack against Houthis warning to nuclear Iran

While concerns grow in Israel over the continued drone and missile attacks by the Houthis in Yemen, the real threat remains that of Iran.

By Ben Caspit

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Members of Yemen's security forces stand guard as as Shiite Muslims listen to a speech by Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Huthi broadcast on a giant screen during a ceremony commemorating Ashura, July 16, 2024.

Analysis

Is Houthi expansion in Iraq a genuine threat or smoke screen?

Iraq's relations with Saudi Arabia are called into question as the Houthis seek to expand their influence in the region.

Francesco Schiavi

By Francesco Schiavi

A handout picture obtained from Yemen's Huthi Ansarullah Media Center show a huge column of fire erupting following reported strikes in the Yemeni rebel-held port city of Hodeida opn July 20, 2024.

Quick Take

Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen one day after Tel Aviv drone attack

The Israeli military confirmed that it had carried out airstrikes against Houthi-linked targets in Yemen, saying it was in retaliation for some 200 drone and cruise missile attacks towards Israel from Yemen since Oct. 7.

An Israeli policeman makes a phone call on the scene where an explosion took place in Tel Aviv on July 19, 2024.

Regional View

Iran applauds Houthis for Israel attack, yet keeps distance to avoid blame

During the course of the Israeli war on Gaza, Iran has walked a fine line of praising attacks by its proxies while carefully attempting to dodge a direct confrontation with Israel.

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Analysis

Houthi drone attack exposes Israel’s vulnerability

A man looks at a building damaged by a drone explosion that Houthis rebels in Yemen claimed responsibility for, Tel Aviv, July 19, 2024.

By Ben Caspit

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Quick Take

Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping wipe $2B off Suez Canal annual revenue

A welcoming sign is placed on the shore of the Suez Canal in the northeastern Egyptian city of Ismailiya, May 27, 2021.

Analysis

As Gulf maritime threats persist, can EU's naval mission deter Houthis?

The frigate HDMS Iver Huitfeldt (F361) of the Royal Danish Navy arrives at the Naval Base in Korsoer, Denmark on April 4, 2024. Since February 2024, the Danish frigate Iver Huitfeldt has been deployed in the Red Sea as part of the US-led international naval coalition 'Operation Prosperity Guardian'. The coalition's task is to protect civilian shipping against attacks from the Houthi movement in Yemen. (Photo by Ida Marie Odgaard / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by IDA MARIE ODGAARD/Ritzau Scanpi

Francesco Schiavi

By Francesco Schiavi

Regional View

As Houthis sink second vessel, shipping industry calls for Red Sea protection

This picture taken on March 7, 2024, shows the Rubymar cargo ship partly submerged off the coast of Yemen.

Regional View

Suppliers of weapons parts for Yemen's Houthis hit with US sanctions

Houthi soldiers stand guard on a missile carrier during an official military parade marking the ninth anniversary of the Houthi takeover of the capital, Sanaa, on Sept. 21, 2023.

JAM STA ROSA/AFP via Getty Images

Quick Take

US Navy rescues 24 crew members after Houthi attack, 1 lost at sea

Two cargo ships are at risk of sinking in the Red Sea, abandoned by their crews after Houthi missile strikes triggered US airstrikes on radar sites controlled by the Yemeni rebels.

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Quick Take

Houthi attacks caused 90% drop in Red Sea shipping, Pentagon finds

The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency found that the attacks impacted at least 65 countries and forced at least 29 major energy and shipping companies to change their routes.

MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images

Regional View

Yemen’s Houthis arrest UN, rights workers in Sanaa

The Iran-backed Houthis have responded to dissent in Yemen with repeated arrest campaigns since the war erupted in 2014.

MoD Crown Copyright via Getty Images

Quick Take

US, UK launch new round of airstrikes against Yemen's Houthis

The Houthis reported the highest death toll yet of the US and UK strike campaign.

Ghadr

Quick Take

What we know on Houthis' latest Ghadr anti-ship Iranian ballistic missile

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Wednesday that the Yemeni militant group has obtained the technology to manufacture anti-ship ballistic missiles.

Men sleep outside their homes because of the intense heat, in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeida on July 21, 2023.

Quick Take

Anger, clashes in Yemen’s Aden over electricity cuts

The city, which is run by the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, is reeling from power cuts amid scorching temperatures.

Yemeni doctor administers a test on a child at a hospital in the capital Sanaa after the World Heath Organization confirmed 11 cases of cholera in the city, Oct. 29, 2016.

Cholera resurges in Yemen as Houthis warn of ‘dangerous levels’ of famine

The nine-year civil war in Yemen has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

Beatrice Farhat

By Beatrice Farhat

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict

Houthi military spokesman Brigadier Yahya Saree delivers a statement during a rally in Sanaa in solidarity with Palestinians on March 15, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Hamas movement.

US seeks off-ramp for Yemen's Houthis to end Red Sea attacks

Will anything short of a Gaza cease-fire persuade Yemen’s Houthis to end their Red Sea attacks? Most analysts are doubtful.

Elizabeth Hagedorn

By Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, suspected pirates indicate their surrender with a white cloth on the bow of the Japanese-owned commercial oil tanker M/V Guanabara March 6, 2011 in the Arabian Sea.

Analysis

Why Houthi Red Sea attacks could inspire more piracy in Indian Ocean

Since November, more than 20 pirate hijackings have taken place in the Gulf of Aden and Somali Basin, adding to the current financial burden on shipping companies.

By Jack Dutton

In Bristol, reporting on Middle East business, climate change, AI, tech

Security forces deploy near Aden International Airport in Yemen's southern city on April 14, 2023 during a prisoner exchange between the internationally recognised-government and the Sanaa-based Huthi rebels.

Quick Take

Al-Qaeda attack in Yemen kills 2 members of southern forces

The attack is the first by al-Qaeda in Yemen since its leader on the Arabian Peninsula died.

MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images

Houthis warn Saudi Arabia 'would be a target' if it backs US-UK strikes

The Houthi warning comes amid increased attacks against vessels in the Red Sea claimed by the Iran-backed group in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Beatrice Farhat

By Beatrice Farhat

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict

French marines patrol the area around the French navy frigate, the FS Languedoc.

Analysis

Despite internal discord, EU to launch Red Sea naval mission within 3 weeks

Internal disagreements within the European Union are why Brussels announced only this week that it will set up a naval military mission in the Red Sea to protect the maritime route.

Rina Bassist

By Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs