The Iran-backed Houthi terrorist organization of Yemen claimed on Thursday that it had successfully conducted a drone attack on Tel Aviv, Israel, urging jihadists throughout the region to unite to destroy Israel.
The Houthis, formally known as Ansar Allah, are an Iran-allied Shiite terrorist organization that launched an attempted coup in Yemen in 2014, triggering the ongoing civil war in that country. The group currently controls the national capital, Sana’a, relegating the legitimate government of Yemen to the southern port city of Aden. The official motto of Ansar Allah is “God Is Great, Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse on the Jews, Victory to Islam.
While failed, the attack is notable as it represents an increase in belligerent activity by the Houthis directly attacking Israel, as opposed to the Red Sea campaign against all of global commerce. Thereported that the Houthis had launched over 220 missiles and drones at Israel since they first declared war on Israel, though most had targeted Eilat, a southern Israeli port city on the Red Sea whose economy hasWATCH — Israeli Amb.