Houthis Target Southern Israel With Ballistic Missiles, Drones After March 27 Gaza War

Yemen’s Houthi movement, Ansar Allah, has continued attacks tied to the Gaza war, with the Houthis carrying out several attacks targeting southern Israel since March 27 and launching ballistic missile attacks on Israel on March 27 and April 1, alongside a drone attack on March 28.

“Abdul-Malik al-Houthi expressed unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people in a message on Sunday, following the assassination of Izz El-Din Al-Haddad, known as Abu Suhayb, by the Israeli regime in Gaza a day earlier”

Mehr News Agency

The Houthis’ campaign is described as part of a broader regional posture aimed at coercing the United States and its allies into concessions in negotiations with Iran, while deterring further escalation against Tehran and the “broader axis of resistance.”

Mehr News Agency

In a separate account of Houthi messaging, Sayyid Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi told a video speech at the 34th Arab National Conference in Beirut that the Israeli enemy, in cooperation with the United States, is seeking to impose a framework of impunity from punishment and constantly blames the victim.

That same speech said Yemeni forces conducted 1,830 support operations for Gaza using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, drones, and naval boats, and that in naval operations, 228 ships belonging to the enemies were targeted.

While Houthi-aligned outlets framed the Gaza war through resistance and blockade themes, عصر ایران reported that Mohammad Al-Frah of Ansar Allah’s political bureau welcomed any agreement that preserves Palestinian rights and stressed that Ansar Allah supports efforts to stop the war, lift the siege on the Gaza Strip, and guarantee the release of Palestinian prisoners.

Al-Frah also said Israel is in fact the aggressor and responsible for all crimes and violations committed against the Palestinian people, and another Ansar Allah leader, Nasruddin Amr, said that Israeli prisoners will only return through negotiation.

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In parallel, عصر ایران cited Donald Trump saying, “I am proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have signed the first phase of our peace plan,” adding that this means “all hostages will soon be freed.”

That same report said Qatari officials announced that all provisions and implementing mechanisms for the first phase, including the end of the war, the release of Zionist prisoners, prisoner exchanges, and delivery of humanitarian aid, have been finalized.

يمن مونيتور described the Houthis’ posture as restrained, saying they have not yet joined Tehran’s regional economic warfare campaign and that they are unlikely to carry out threats unless the United States and its allies cross certain red lines concerning the Houthis or the Iranians.

“According to the international desk of Defense Press, Sayyid Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, today (Friday) in a video speech at the 34th Arab National Conference in Beirut stated: The Israeli enemy, in cooperation with the United States, is seeking to impose a framework of impunity from punishment and constantly blames the victim”

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The same analysis said the Houthis explicitly stated that they would not allow the United States and Israel to use the Red Sea to strike Iran, and it quoted a Houthi deputy minister of information saying closing Bab al-Mandeb is “among our options.”

In the Gaza-linked political framing, Mehr News Agency reported that Abdul-Malik al-Houthi emphasized the assassination of Izz El-Din Al-Haddad, known as Abu Suhayb, is part of a broader pattern of aggression against the Palestinian people, including “acts of murder, siege, and numerous offenses.”

Mehr News Agency also quoted Houthi saying, “Our trust in God’s victory against this Zionist attack on the Islamic nation is very high,” while the earlier analysis warned that launching a campaign of attacks in the Gulf or the Red Sea would likely further cripple the global economy by raising shipping and energy costs.