...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is
God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
s in Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
take responsibility for an overnight ballistic missile attack on Israel, claiming to have targeted "several sensitive targets" in the Tel Aviv area using a projectile with a cluster bomb warhead.
According to the military, the missile was successfully intercepted. There were no reports of injuries or damage.
The Iran-backed Houthis have fired several missiles with cluster bomb warheads at Israel in recent weeks.
The terror group also claims to have launched two drones at Israel, targeting "two vital targets" in the Eilat area. There were no reports of Houthi drones reaching Israel in the past day, indicating that they likely fell short before reaching the country.