IDF says air strikes are completed and warned Iran not to retaliate.
“Yemen’s Houthis and armed groups in Iraq have continued to target Israel in a show of deterrence, amid escalation between Tel Aviv and Tehran – but what impact could they have?”
“As fears of an all-out war between Israel and Iran mount, it is clear that the United States is backing its longtime ally, Israel. But how much of an impact could Iran’s regional allies play in a war between the two?”
“Over the past year, Yemen’s Houthis have launched regular attacks on Israeli-linked vessels in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, in solidarity with Palestinians and in protest against Israel’s war on Gaza.”
How much impact could Iran’s regional allies have in a war with Israel?
“Since Israel assassinated longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a massive air strike on a residential suburb of Beirut last week, plenty of threats have been made across the region.”
Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, rally in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon’s Hezbollah in Sanaa, Yemen [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]
“Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel in response to the killings of Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah and other Iran-backed leaders [Zain Jaafar/AFP]”
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