Yemen’s Houthis training to invade Israel, but need a way to get there – report

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have in recent months carried out a series of training exercises to prepare for a potential invasion of Israel, with a local Yemeni journalist telling Israel’s Kan public broadcaster that the maneuvers are being done seriously.

The broadcaster aired footage of Houthi forces in a live fire exercise it said was training to conquer the southern city of Dimona in Israel.

Armed men were seen running house to house in a large mockup of an urban area that included over a dozen two-story buildings, apparently to represent the kind of apartment buildings the Houthis envision attacking.

According to the report, the terror group has held many similar exercises in recent months against the background of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

A local journalist in Yemen, speaking to Kan on condition of anonymity, said he had spoken to some of those who participated in the exercises and they reported that they are engaged in serious preparation.

The journalist noted that the drills are also aimed at preparing for any direct confrontation with the US, UK, UAE, Israel or any other military force that they believe could attack them. READ MORE