Yemen’s Houthi militia, shaped by years of civil war, says that it welcomes a battle with the United States and that strikes will not stop its Red Sea attacks.
Two straight days of attacks have hit military targets in response to rising attacks on Red Sea shipping, which the Houthis linked to the war between Israel and Hamas.
U.S.-led airstrikes in Yemen could play into the agenda of the Houthis, who have built their legitimacy on hostility toward the United States and Israel, scholars said.
Israeli officials have told international journalists that they are starting to slow military operations in Gaza. But they have sought to assure the Israeli public that the war against Hamas will go on.