Supported by Iran Huti regularly attack Israel since the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Zone in the autumn of 2023, declaring support for Palestinian Hamas. Since Israel resumption in mid -March, after suspension of weapons, Huti fired about 50 ballistic missiles and a dozen drones. The last attack was carried out on Friday.
Most Huti missiles were shot down and did not cause losses and victims.
Increase in tension in the Middle East
Israel in retaliation attacked, among others Huti's main sea ports in Hudajd and Salifa and the airport in San.
The Yemeni group also carried out over 100 attacks on ships in the Red Sea and in the Gulf of Adeńska. Huti was fought by an international coalition led by the United States, which aimed to defend the freedom of navigation. In mid -March, the US began a new offensive and daily raids for the purposes in Yemen, but on May 6 they concluded a truce with Huti.
The rebels emphasized that Weapon suspension does not apply to attacks for Israeli purposes And they announced their continuation.
Recognized by the West as a terrorist organization Huti control a large part of Yemen, including the Red Sea coast. The organization is one of the parties that has been going on since 2014 in Yemen. In the conflict and the reason for the accompanying humanitarian crisis, according to UN estimates – nearly 400,000 people.
