The Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah, is an Islamist rebel movement fighting in the Yemen Civil War.
They are primarily made up of Shia Muslims and their name comes from their leadership being primarily from the Houthi tribe.
The group is thought to have its roots to Yemeni youth movements but were believed to have become radicalized and eventually emerged in the early 2000s as an opposition movement against then-Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Its leader at the time, Hussein al-Houthi, was killed by Yemeni troops in 2004. Abdul-Malik al-Houthi currently leads the organization.
The Houthis aided in the overthrow of Saleh in the 2011 Yemeni Revolution, and in 2014, they managed to seize control of the capital city of Saana, sparking the still-ongoing Yemeni civil war.
Widely believed to be an Iran-backed proxy group, the Houthis are also known for their antisemitic views. Their slogan is "God is the Greatest. Death to America. Death to Israel. A Curse Upon the Jews. Victory to Islam."
Following the October 7 massacre in 2023, the Houthis began launching numerous ballistic missile and drone strikes against Israel, as well as attacking ships in the Red Sea. This has launched numerous tit-for-tat strikes between Ansar Allah and the Jewish state.
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The IDF attacked Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport on Wednesday.
Earlier this week, British Airways delayed flights to Israel as well, citing concerns regarding the security situation in Israel.
The fact that they have been able to maintain a daily attack on Israel using ballistic missiles for a year showcases their dangerous capabilities and threat to the region.
Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Israel was in the process of instituting an aerial and naval blockade on the Houthis.
“Houthi summer indoctrination camps are a catastrophic project that’s been ongoing for a decade. Boys as young as 7 are taught war slogans, political loyalty, and martyrdom," Fatima Alasrar posted.
The missiles were launched only three hours apart, and sirens were only activated in the West Bank.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group was responsible for Sunday's attack, adding that it fired a missile toward the Ben-Gurion Airport.
The Yemeni national was arrested following an arrest warrant issued on Tuesday in Dachau, near Munich.
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