Israelis may suffer consequences from extended campaign against Yemen's Houthis- report

According to the report, Israel is seeking more international collaboration and increasing intelligence gathering to carry out more strikes on the terror group.

 Israeli Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi (left), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center left), Defense Minister Israel Katz (center right), Air Force chief Maj.-Gen. Tomer Bar (right) launching strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, December 26, 2024. (photo credit: GPO)
Israeli Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi (left), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center left), Defense Minister Israel Katz (center right), Air Force chief Maj.-Gen. Tomer Bar (right) launching strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, December 26, 2024.
(photo credit: GPO)

Israel's long-term campaign against Yemen's Houthis could have potential consequences, such as disrupting international flights at Ben-Gurion Airport and an increased number of launches from Yemen to Israel, N12 reported on Friday.

According to the report, Israel has decided to start gathering more intelligence and carry out more strikes on the Houthis, signaling the start of a broader campaign.

N12 also reported that the IDF will start collaborating with international partners more to conduct more strikes in Yemen. 

This report comes after multiple days of late-night launches from Yemen and increased IDF operations in Yemen. The IAF struck the largest amount of Houthi targets since the start of the war on Thursday, including a strike at Yemen's Sana'a airport.

The Jerusalem Post reported that the IAF struck Houthi military infrastructure, including routes that the Houthis used to smuggle Iranian weapons into Yemen.

At the time of the report's release, Houthi-affiliated media reported that US and UK jets were striking targets in Sana'a. Washington and London did not comment on the reports.

Increase in strikes

N12 reported that the defense sector is preparing to increase its strikes on Yemen in both scale and frequency. 

The strikes, which were meant to increase pressure on the Houthis, were coordinated between the US, the UK, and Israel, the report stated. 

The IDF is also considering operations in Iran, the report claimed. This comes after months of reports that the IDF considered striking Iranian nuclear facilities.