As Israel and Yemen-based Houthis have exchanged fire five times in the past two weeks, it increasingly appears that Yemen is the next battlefield in West Asia after Gaza Strip and Lebanon where an Ir

The Iranian-backed rebels have kept up a steady drumbeat of attacks in the Red Sea on commercial shipping despite a U.S. campaign to stop them.

Israeli airstrikes might target areas of tension with the Aden government army, potentially enabling the Houthis' rivals to capture strategic territories.

Masirah said that some of the strikes targeted power stations in the capital, as well as the Ras Isa oil terminal on the Red Sea.

A missile launched from Yemen triggered air raid sirens across central Israel sending millions of residents looking for cover for the second night in a row.

Now, Israel was focusing on Yemen's Houthi rebels, according to the defence minister. "We will strike (the Houthis') strategic infrastructure and cut off the head of the leadership," he said. "Just like we did to Haniyeh, (Yahya) Sinwar and (Hassan ...

The Israeli army said an attempt to intercept a projectile launched from Yemen overnight, some 2,000 kilometres away, was unsuccessful. Several people were injured after the projectile fell in Tel Aviv,

An Ansar Allah source told Newsweek that Israel "represents a danger to Yemen and to various Arab and Islamic countries."

Yemen's Huthi rebels on Tuesday said they fired a "ballistic missile" at central Israel, after the Israeli military said it intercepted a "projectile".

As Israeli aggression in Gaza, Lebanon, and Post-Assad Syria deepens human suffering and regional instability, and amid growing international calls for ceasefires and de-escalation, Ahram Online covered the latest developments in the Middle East as they unfolded on Wednesday,

The reports come amidst signalling by Israel that it may go after the Houthi rebels after significantly weakening other Iranian assets.