A former Houthi official said Israel Hayom In an exclusive report on Sunday, the Yemeni group’s terrorist attack on Israel, where it launched a drone that killed one person and injured others in Tel Aviv, “was a grave mistake.”
The former official told the Israeli source that “it would have been possible to support the Palestinians financially, with a media campaign or with humanitarian aid like other Arab countries. On the other hand, the Houthis’ quest for a direct confrontation with Israel is a step that endangers the civilian population of the country, which is already suffering from a humanitarian crisis.”
The official further explained to Israel Hayom that “the Houthis use tens of millions of Yemenis as human shields when they launch a rocket and kill an Israeli civilian. They cause the ports to go bankrupt. Israel is not like Britain and the US, which attack (only) military targets,” implying that Israel deliberately attacks civilian targets. “The conflict is between Israel and the Palestinians. We do not have a direct conflict with Israel.”
There is no defense system available
The former official also admitted that the pro-Iranian terrorist group does not even have an air defense system capable of protecting its country.
“They are sending these rockets when they are not able to shoot down a single Israeli plane,” he continued, expressing fear that Israel could impose a naval and air blockade on Yemen, with civilians paying the price.
The Israeli strikes against the Houthis in Hodeidah, which occurred the day before the Israel Hayom report was published, came in response to the Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv.
The operation lasted two hours and 50 minutes for the IDF’s F-15s, F-35s and other fighter jets, which carried out around ten airstrikes.
Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report.
