Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to act "forcefully" against Yemen's Houthis, saying the the U.S. and other countries already considered the group a "threat to the international order.”“Just as we acted forcefully against the terrorist arms of Iran's axis of evil, so we will act against the Houthis,” said Netanyahu on Sunday.The Houthis have increasingly targeted Israel with drones and missiles, resulting in retaliatory Israeli airstrikes since the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip started in October 2023 after Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people and saw 250 others taken hostage.Israel’s grinding offensive in Gaza has killed more than 45,000 Palestinians, local health officials say. The tally doesn’t distinguish between combatants and civilians.On Saturday, A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 16 people slightly injured.The attack came less than two days after a series of Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebel-held capital, Sanaa, and port city of Hodeida killed at least nine people.The Houthis have targeted about 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones since the Israel-Hamas war started in October 2023.The Houthis have seized one vessel and sunk two in a campaign that has also killed four sailors. Other missiles and drones have either been intercepted by separate U.S.- and European-led coalitions in the Red Sea or failed to reach their targets, which have also included Western military vessels. 00:00 - INTRODUCTIONn18oc_world n18oc_crux
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