Yemen's Houthis Fire Missiles At Israel, Opening New Front In Iran-US-Israel War

Yemen's Houthi rebels fired ballistic missiles at Israel, marking their first direct military engagement.

Israel confirmed missile launches and activated air defense systems.

Al Jazeera

The Houthis framed their strikes as revenge for crimes and massacres committed by Israel and the US.

This marked the first time the Houthis moved from political support to direct military action.

The Houthis framed their intervention as a religious and moral duty to support their brothers in the Axis of Resistance.

Mohammed al-Bukhaiti emphasized the decision was not imposed by Iran.

Al Jazeera

Yemeni government sources warned the Houthis were dragging Yemen into a war that had nothing to do with it.

Fears rose that the conflict could destabilize the Red Sea corridor.

The Houthis' entry threatened to reopen the Bab al-Mandeb choke point.

“The Shadow of War on Bab al-Mandeb; Will the Houthis Set the Next Shock in the Oil Market”

BBC

BBC warned this could trigger a full-blown global energy crisis.

The Strait of Hormuz had been closed by Iran for weeks.

Civilians in Sanaa felt the immediate human impact.

The Houthis joined a conflict that had already raged for nearly six weeks.

US-Israeli forces had flown nearly five thousand strikes across Iran.

CNN Arabic

Civilian death tolls were mounting.

Sniping between Yemeni government forces and the Houthis escalated.

The UN Security Council called an emergency session.

“Today, Saturday, March 28, 2026, the Yemeni Houthi movement, allied with Iran, launched missiles at Israel for the first time since the war against Iran broke out a month earlier on February 28, 2028, a development that could raise the risk of the conflict widening into its fifth week”

DW

PBS highlighted growing humanitarian concerns.

DW

The British Foreign Office condemned the Houthis' missile strikes.

Britain shifted to a more confrontational tone toward Iran.