Iran's provocations: what do Yemen's statements on Israel mean?

Yemen launched a missile attack on Israel. / Collage 24 Channel

Yemen launched a missile attack on Israel. The Houthis have been continuing the civil war in Yemen for a long time – they are Islamic extremists who have now decided to show their strength.

Iran is primarily involved in the actions of the Houthis, trying to expand the front against Israel. The ex-ambassador of Israel to Russia Arkady Mil-Man shared these thoughts with Channel 24 , noting that this is another stupidity of extremists and terrorist organizations.

Iran implicated in Yemen's claims

“This axis of evil is Russia, Iran, a little further North Korea, Hezbollah and Hamas as terrorist organizations, as well as the Houthis and others,” said the former Israeli ambassador to Russia.

Houthis

The Houthis are part of a clan originating from the northwestern province of Saada and professing the Zaydi school of thought.

Since the unification of North and South Yemen in 1990, the Houthis have waged a series of uprisings and in 2014 successfully took control of the country's capital, Sanaa, starting an ongoing civil war.

Analysts say Iran and its Lebanese ally, the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, are providing military training to the Houthis.

It is worth noting that Iran and the Houthis have been fighting against the Yemeni government since 2004.

It is obvious that Iran is expanding its front against Israel. The United States warned that it would also strike Iranian targets in Syria in response. Mil-Man is confident that America will immediately destroy the new threat, for example, last week it already shot down two Houthi missiles flying towards Israel.

This is 100% a provocation of Iran. However, on the other hand, Iran is very afraid of an American attack on its forces. Now the following game is happening: on the northern border, Hezbollah also provokes us, and we respond – when they fire missiles, we destroy them. We do not provoke or give any warning blows,” explained Arkady Mil-Man.

Arkady Mil-Man about the situation in Israel: watch the video

According to him, the Israelis are not interested in fighting two fronts – in the south with Hamas militants, and in the north with the Hezbollah group. Israel first of all wants to solve the problem with Hamas and only then with Hezbollah.

What is known about Yemen's statement

• On Tuesday, October 31, Yemen attacked Israel. Yemen has launched ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as a large number of drones, from various targets in Israel. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack.
• This was stated by the official representative of the Houthis, General Yahya Sarie Anu. According to him, this operation is the third operation to support “the oppressed brothers in Palestine.”
• Russia is likely involved in the events in Yemen. Political scientist Nikolai Davidyuk suggested that Vladimir Putin is trying to undermine the West and destroy the world order, including because of the situation in Yemen. He is achieving this together with Iran.