A British report quoted the Yemeni army’s warnings that the Houthis are growing stronger as they are supplied with new Iranian weapons. It reviewed the possibility of assassinating the group’s leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the military capabilities possessed by the Houthis, and the role of the next Trump administration.

US intelligence sources have revealed that the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are using Chinese-made weapons in their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea in exchange for refraining from launching attacks on Chinese ships.

The Houthi threat, its remoteness, its wide-ranging and destabilizing impact in the Middle East, and Yemen’s strategic location along a major international shipping route, complicate any potential Israeli response, especially if taken unilaterally.

The Houthi armed group said on Saturday that it had shot down an American plane in the airspace of Al Bayda Governorate.

Israel is mobilizing for a new front in Yemen against the Houthis, knowing that it cannot launch attacks alone without US military support. The Washington Post reported that “Israel is preparing for a new front against the Houthis in Yemen, which means another chapter in a war that continues to expand.”

The American press considered Israel's focus on the Houthis a "bold shift," even though the missiles targeting Tel Aviv from the Iranian-backed group avoid causing casualties or widespread retaliation.