Yemen’s Houthi’s vowed on Saturday that the Iranian-backed terrorist group would resume its missile and drone attacks on Israel if the U.S.-brokered truce in Gaza collapses, Tehran’s IRNA agency reported.
In a missive sent to the Hamas terrorist group, the Houthi’s new chief of staff, Yusuf al-Madani, said the Yemeni terrorists remained “steadfast in our pledge and committed to standing by your side, whatever the cost. If the enemy [Israel] resumes aggression against Gaza, we will return to our military operations against the Zionist regime.”
Al-Madani took up the position as the Houthi’s top military chief last month following the death of Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari due to an Aug. 28 Israeli strike.
The Houthis have carried out countless missile and drone attacks on Israel—including a drone attack that wounded 22 Israelis in Eilat on Sept. 24—since the Hamas-led terrorist assault on Oct. 7, 2023.
The Houthis also carried out countless drone and missile strikes on shipping in the Red Sea during the Gaza war in support of Hamas.
In his first remarks after taking up the position last month, al-Madani had warned that “the Zionist enemy, Inshallah [‘God willing’], will receive its punishment for the crimes it has committed, until the liberation of Jerusalem and the destruction of this regime.”
The ceasefire in the Gaza Strip brokered by President Donald Trump has largely held so far, though Israel has accused Hamas of slow-walking the return of hostages’ bodies to delay its disarmament under the plan.
