Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched long-distance missile and drone attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping. After Israel largely subdued its Iran-allied enemies closer at hand, it is struggling to deter the Houthis on its own.

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Israel has severely weakened Hamas and Hezbollah. Now it's going after another member of Iran's so-called axis of resistance: the Houthi rebels of Yemen.

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was about to board a plane at the Sanaa International Airport when it came under attack. A crew member on the plane was injured, he said.

The assault killed at least four people and injured 21 others, the state news agency in Yemen reported. The strikes came after a week of attacks by the Iran-backed militia.

The strikes were in response to previous Houthi missile and drone attacks on Israel, which have escalated in recent weeks.View on euronews

Yemen’s Houthi forces have escalated their missile campaign against Israel, successfully breaching Israeli defense systems with advanced hypersonic missiles. Between December 19 and 28, the Yemeni military launched 13 missile strikes,