Israel has severely weakened Hamas and Hezbollah. Now it's going after another member of Iran's so-called axis of resistance: the Houthi rebels of Yemen.

The Houthis, who have been in a strong position in the civil war in Yemen since 2021, have sought to use the window of opportunity opened by the war in Gaza to expand their regional footprint. They are now the only pole of the ‘axis’ standing,

An American missile defense system was used for the first time to intercept a retaliatory attack launched by Yemen’s Houthis rebels at Israel’s central airport overnight as threats continue to escalate between the Jewish state and Iran’s terror proxies.

It was the first time the Thaad system had been used to defend the Jewish state against Iranian-manufactured weaponry.

The strikes come as Israelis endure continued rocket attacks from the Houthi militia in Yemen even as attacks from Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in the Gaza Strip have diminished.

An official says the Yemeni group will not stop until the war in Gaza ends, as Israel's PM says it is "just getting started".

An advanced U.S. military anti-missile system was used in Israel to try to intercept a projectile for the first time since President Joe Biden placed the system in Israel in October, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.