Yemeni Houthis is coming out of the war in Gaza, and more enemies | News about politics

The Houthi went through some transformations in their reputation since the beginning of the Israeli war in Gaza in October 2023.

The rebel group from the far north of Yemen, Houthhis fought against the Yemeni government and the Saudi Saudi coalition for almost a decade, proving the degree of military capacity, but had little ability to project power at a regional level, even when they occasionally fired rockets and drones towards Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

And in the country, among many Yemeni, they were unpopular, and their enemies considered the theocratic and a repressive group This wanted to end the Yemeni Republic – even when the Iranian ally defended its takeover of larger Yemen as a popular revolution.

Much has changed in the last 16 months, because Houthhi has shown their abilities – shooting missiles deep into Israel and causing damage – as well as their willingness to cause the west and attacked shipping in the seas around the Yemen, all in support of Palestinians in Gaza.

For these actions, among many in the region and beyond, Houthis have become a symbol of resistance against Israel and the West and a true representative of the Yemeni state.

And in the country, it turned out that the enemies of the group criticize their actions in support of the Palestinians, a popular position in the country such as the Stalesian Pro-Palestinian as Yemen.

“Houthi leadership was not afraid of the United States or any other Western forces,” said Abdullah Yahia, a high school student from Sana. “To offer the support of Gazi is a true meter of courage and humanity. That’s why I changed my view of Houthis. “

“They were able to significantly increase their popularity,” said Adel Dashela, a postdoctoral colleague of Columbia Global Centers – Amman, for Al Jazeera. “Countless people around the world think that Gaza has made a mistake and that every action to support his population is praised.”

On the Military Front, Dashela believes that the true impact of Houthis’ actions was on the global shipping industry, not in the attacks on Israel – which only caused limited damage.

Many shipping companies are now avoiding the Red Sea-Vital International Shipping Ruta-Zog attack by Houthhi that have not been able to stop the US representation under the guidance of the US. Shipping attacks – which, according to the sum of non -profit armed conflicts and events (acled) data, have numbered more than 200 since the beginning of the war – Increased shipping costs and led to the traffic of the cargo through the Egyptian Suez Channel that fell.

All in all, the Houthhi grew in force and strengthened, at a time when the Iranian and Pro-iran groups were across the wider regions of Palestinian groups of Hamas and the Lebanese groups of Hezbollah-exhausts less.

“They are no longer satisfied with focusing their perspectives only on Yemen, [the Houthis’] Growing ambitions to fill the void left by the Iranian decaying axis cannot be neglected, ”wrote Beth Sanner, former US deputy director of the National Intelligence, and Jennifer Kavanagh, Senior Associate and Director of Military Analysis on Defense Priorities, in the Foreign Policy article month.

More enemies

January 16, after a gauze trial, Abdel-Malik Al-Houthhi, warned the gauze leader, he warned that the attacks on Israel would continue if the truce was violated, a threat that was repeated. And on January 20, the day after the start of the tribute, HOUR-HOUR-HOUR MOHAMMED Ali al-Houthhi said the group had missile “with 100 % accuracy.”

“Who thinks we are overdoing the review of our attacks on ships connected [Israel]”, He added.

Houthis have crossed the localized threat to one that now represents a direct challenge to Israeli and Western interests, which are now more focused on finding ways to defeat or at least seriously weaken Houthis.

The US and the United Kingdom started bombing of the Houthi Meta in Yemen In January 2024, and Israel also performed his own attacks. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said his country would “hunt” the leaders of Houthhi.

Now they have been redesigned by Houthis as “Foreign terrorist organization” – One of President Donald Trump’s first moves in his new mandate in power.

The White House statement explained that US politics was now supposed to work with regional partners to eliminate Houthis’s abilities and surgery and deprive them of resources.

“The American Redesign of the Houthi Group as a foreign terrorist organization is part of a wider west campaign against Iranian proxies in the region,” said Abdusalam Mohammed, head of the Yemeni Abad’s research center, for Al Jazeera.

“I expect to be redesigned by Houthis Prologue [wider] Western military surgery to weaken or separate a group of Houthhi. “

The resolution was angered by Houthis, who say they now intend to worse the suffering of Yemen for their support to the Palestinians.

The Houch Political Office in Sani urged the “free nation” to deny the US decision, stating: “Our armed forces will remain on standby and ready for any military escalation in Yemen.”

“With their appointment of a terrorist group, Houthhi lost the opportunity to resolve the conflict in Yemen through peace negotiations. The West now seems more inclined to remove the group, and does not include it in a comprehensive diplomatic process, “Mohammed said.

Houthis will not be allowed to “behave without verification,” said Khalfan al-Touqi, an Omani political and economic analyst. “After weakening other Iranian proxies in the region, the West – especially the United States and the UK – he sees it as a golden opportunity to reduce the Houthi Group’s forces as much as possible,” he added.

Al-Touqi claims that the Governments of the United States, Europe, Israel and the Middle East will prioritize the Houthhi group in the coming months.

“We have clear evidence of what happened to the Iranian allies in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria. Now, only one group supported by Iranian Iran still remains significantly influential: Houthis. However, this group cannot maintain its strength forever, “Al-Touqi said.

He added: “President Trump considers a Houthi group as a significant problem. As a result, he is likely to mobilize the forces to target and weaken Houtis. Although they may not be completely eliminated, their capabilities will undoubtedly be reduced.”

Hard to defeat

However, the Houthi have underdeed before – if nothing else, their ability to survive before seemingly much stronger enemies that have contributed to their belief in the divine ability to overcome the opponent.

But the group would also probably welcome regional deescation and the opportunity to declare victory over Israel.

“The cessation of war in Gaza would be a rescuer for Houthis,” said Ayed Al-Mann, a Kuwaitic academic and political researcher. “The group would make their business, because it would not have justification for the continuation of such attacks on the shipbuilding tapes.”

If the conflict in Gaza re -enhances, and Houtis is the attack on Israel and shipping in the Red Sea, then a Yemeni group can be found under a more severe attack than before.

Some suggested that this could lead to Houthis faced with a similar fate to another Iranian ally, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, who was overthrown in December, or that the Yemeni group leadership could be killed, such as most of the majority The Lebanese group Hezbollah was.

But although Houthhi are in the same Pro-iran camp, there are clear differences in the difference that Israel and the West do not have the same intelligence at Houthis as on Hezbollah and Hamas, and that Houthhi have already withstanding years of bombing the coalition under the guidance of Saudi Saudi.

“The Hoti Group still has significant forces-the huge arsenals, thousands of fighters, solid control over its territories and, most importantly, the weakness of his Yemeni opponents,” said Mohammed al-Samaei, a political researcher based in Taiz and a journalist.

These factors, al-Samaei noted, allow the group to withstand conflicts with local and foreign forces.

“Even if the Yemeni government, supported by Western forces, launches a new offensive against Houthis, their fast collapse – similar to what happened to the Assad regime in Syria – not guaranteed.”