Iran built underground missile factories in Yemen

Yedioth Ahronoth reported this morning (Friday) that over the past few months, Israel’s security establishment has identified marked progress in the Houthis’ capabilities in Yemen. The developments include domestic production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and advanced long‑range missiles built using Iranian expertise together with local engineers, and the use of underground facilities to manufacture and store such weapons.

Concurrently, Israeli agencies are monitoring attempts in Yemen to train militants for another large‑scale raid in the style of October 7 — that is, an operation intended to infiltrate Israel from neighboring states. Israeli intelligence is tracking recruitment and training of armed local Houthi militias, including a course called “Tufan al‑Aqsa” (the al-Aqsa Flood), which is reportedly designed to train militia members to invade Israel in large numbers — thousands or even tens of thousands — to carry out mass killing campaigns culminating in reaching Jerusalem. 

These courses are being held in Yemen, but analysts assess that if the plan is executed, it would likely be launched from Jordan, with efforts to obscure the attackers’ traces. Dozens of Israel Air Force aircraft, directed by IDF intelligence, conducted strikes on Thursday against targets belonging to the Houthi regime's security and intelligence establishments in the Sanaa area deep in Yemen. (Read More)