NEWSRAEL: Another event in which Israel can say to the world: "I told you so!". Taking out the Houthi leadership was not an issue of revenge, but of strategy and the knowledge where to hit to maximize the damage to your enemies.
The Iran-backed Houthi militia is facing unprecedented political confusion and internal division in Sanaa since Israel’s airstrike on Yemen’s capital in late August, which killed the prime minister and nine of his ministers — including the ministers of foreign affairs, information, economy, and justice. It was described as the deadliest attack since the war began in 2014.
Nearly two months later, the Houthis have failed to form a replacement government or even announce candidates for vacant ministerial posts, exposing a deep structural leadership crisis marked by distrust, security fears, and power struggles between rival factions.
In an attempt to project political stability, the militia announced two days after the strike that Mohammed Muftah would serve as acting prime minister and promised to form a new government within days — a promise that was never fulfilled.