They escalate their conflict with Iran supported proxies from Gaza, to Lebanon and now Yemen….
The action’s in Yemen mirror those taken by the American military….
(One should NOT be surprised if that the American military provided logistical and intel support for the Israeli Houthi attacks)
While the US and other world leaders have spoken against the destruction caused by Israeli strikes?
Please to NOT accept any idea that those countries are AGAINST Israel’s goal of kneecapping the Iran proxies….
They are NOT….
Israeli weapons are ‘made in the USA’…
And efforts to corral the Iran backed groups ARE supported by other Middle East countries who have only paid lip service to the Israeli attack, but still continue doing business with Israel….
Israel has carried out what it described as a “large scale” series of strikes Sunday against the Houthis in Hodeida, Yemen, after they tried to launch a ballistic missile at Tel Aviv the previous day.
The Israel Defense Forces said that it used “dozens of air force aircraft, including fighter planes, refueling and intelligence planes,” to carry out the attack and that it attacked power plants and a seaport used to import oil.
The Houthis’ al-Masirah news station said the attacks targeted the ports of Hodeida and Ras Isa, as well as two power stations.
Footage surfacing on social media, which has not been verified by The Washington Post, shows huge plumes of smoke rising amid palm trees and a fireball.
In a post on X, Houthi spokesperson Nasruddin Amer said oil tanks at the ports were emptied in advance.
The IDF similarly struck a Hodeida power station in July, in what Human Rights Watch described as a possible war crime.
The Houthis in Yemen are allies of Hezbollah in Lebanon and, along with Hamas in Gaza, are all backed by Iran….
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Israel’s military pounded Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Sunday as it also appeared to expand its attacks against Iranian-backed proxies in the region by carrying out strikes against the Houthis in Yemen.
The attacks in Lebanon were part of a major escalation of Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah over the past two weeks, after nearly a year of trading cross-border fire. This has increased the threat of an all-out regional war that could potentially draw in Iran, whose proxies include Hezbollah, the Houthis and Hamas in Gaza. In recent weeks, the Houthis have launched missiles at targets in Israel, and Israel’s military said the strikes on Sunday in Yemen were a response.
Israel’s military also said on Sunday that it had struck dozens of targets in Lebanon, including rocket launchers and buildings that it said were used for storing weapons, and that it had further targeted the group’s top leadership….
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Both Hezbollah and Israel’s military chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, have vowed to continue fighting.
Here’s what else to know:
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Hezbollah’s leadership: Two days after Mr. Nasrallah was killed, Hezbollah has yet to provide information about his funeral — or name a successor. In the meantime, several other senior Hezbollah leaders have been confirmed dead. The Israeli military said on Sunday that it had killed Nabil Kaouk, the deputy head of the group’s central council, in an airstrike a day earlier. Hezbollah confirmed that death and also that of Ali Karaki, another top commander.
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Israeli prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement on Saturday that he had ordered the assassination of Mr. Nasrallah because he could have rebuilt Hezbollah, no matter how battered. Mr. Netanyahu said that his death was necessary to advance Israel’s goal of allowing tens of thousands of displaced residents of northern Israel to return home. He said the work was “still incomplete.” Israel’s strikes in Lebanon in recent days have been a moment of triumph for the Israeli leader.
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The toll in Lebanon: The health ministry in Lebanon said that 14 paramedics had been killed over the past two days and that about half a million people had been displaced in recent weeks. Thousands of people have camped on the streets and beaches of Beirut, where some reacted to Mr. Nasrallah’s death with grief and shock. The World Food Program said it had plans to provide food assistance for up to a million people in shelters.
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International reaction: The White House wants a cease-fire and a diplomatic solution, President Biden’s national security spokesman, John F. Kirby, told CNN on Sunday. For its part, Iran, Hezbollah’s main backer, has reacted with caution to Mr. Nasrallah’s killing. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, mourned publicly, calling on all Muslims to rise against Israel, but did not pledge retaliation or revenge….
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Want to know why Jorden ain’t feeling sorry for Iran?
Jordan’s military said that a missile launched from southern Lebanon had fallen on Saturday in the desert southeast of Amman. The unusual incident caused some panic on social media, and the military urged Jordanians not to spread rumors. It did not say who had fired the missile or what its intended target might have been.
Although it has been largely uninvolved in regional conflicts, Jordan helped intercept missiles and drones that Iran fired at Israel in April, after an airstrike that was widely attributed to Israel killed senior Iranian officers in Syria.
Update….
Israel asked the U.S. to take steps to deter Iran from attacking Israel in response to the Israeli airstrike in Beirut that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and a top Iranian general, two Israeli and U.S. officials tell Axios….
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Friction point: Three U.S. officials tell Axios the Biden administration supports the killing of Nasrallah, but is frustrated about the lack of consultation and transparency from the Israeli side.
- Austin, CIA Director Bill Burns and CENTCOM commander Gen. Michael Kurilla were all briefed by their Israeli counterparts as the operation was already underway and without real possibility to weigh in or express their opinions, the U.S. officials said.
What’s next: One U.S. officials said the Biden administration’s top priority now is to avoid an Israeli ground invasion in Lebanon, as well as prevent direct Iranian involvement in the fighting and reach a diplomatic solution that allows civilians on both sides of the Israel-Lebanon border to return home…..
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