Yemen

Yemen is an Arab country on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula bordering both the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Due to this, it holds a vital strategic location on the eastern side of the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the entrance to the Red Sea.

The country has been embroiled in a civil war for several years, with the internationally-recognized government fighting against the Houthi movement in the South.

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'Songs for the Brokenhearted': A mosaic of Israeli society

This cast of characters and their stories offer an authentic mosaic of the people who make up Israeli society, portraying the tensions, the long history, and the unresolved traumas.

By JANICE WEIZMAN
18/04/2025

US rushed Afghan pullout allowed Taliban to traffic US weapons to Houthis

Sources claim that half the weapons left behind by the US have been lost, sold or smuggled.

 A map shows the areas in Israel where rocket sirens sounded on April 18, 2025.

IDF intercepts missile from Yemen, sirens sound in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem area

This comes after Houthi media reported strike in a port city that supposedly killed 33 people.

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. April 18, 2025.

IDF strikes Hezbollah, Iran draws red lines on Trump talks

Families cry out for deal as Hamas rejects Israel's hostage proposal • IDF strikes over 40 Hamas targets in Gaza

UAE, Saudi Arabia deny involvement in reported plans to invade Yemen

The UAE's assistant minister for political affairs Lana Nusseibeh described the reports as "wild unsubstantiated stories" in a statement to Reuters.

By REUTERS
16/04/2025

What happened on day Day 557 of the war?

Gov't seeks to cancel order preventing it from firing Shin Bet head • IDF tells reserve doctors to remove signatures from petition to end Gaza war • Katz details Israel's Gaza aid policy

Israel at War, Day 556 | Latest on US-Iran talks, Gaza war, Syria

Shin Bet politicians react to Shin Bet leak • Israel reportedly strike vehicle in s. Lebanon • Security forces arrest brothers involved in attacks

The first of two Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors

Half of Houthis' ballistic missile launches to Israel have failed

Around 50% of ballistic missiles that were fired by the Houthi terror group in Yemen since the resuming of fighting in Gaza have failed, according to Israeli officials.

Yemeni people continue to bear burden of weaponization of Houthis

The Houthis are a fundamentalist Shia group. The ex-president, Saleh, although a Sunni Muslim, decided to collaborate with them in a bid to return to power.

Houthi missile triggers sirens from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

Missile fragments fell in the Hebron area of the West Bank.

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