Defense minister warns Houthi leaders that Israel ‘will reach you’

Defense Minister Israel Katz issues a warning to Houthi leaders following the overnight Israeli strikes in Yemen.

“The long arm of Israel will reach you,” he says in a statement. “Whoever lifts a hand will have it severed. Whoever strikes [us], will be struck many times over.”

Meanwhile, IDF chief spokesman Daniel Hagari says among the targets hit in the “precise strikes” were “ports and energy infrastructure” in the rebel-held capital of Sanaa that the Houthis harnessed for “their military actions.”

“With their attacks on international shipping vessels and routes in the Red Sea and other places, the Houthis have become a global threat. Who is behind the Houthis? Iran,” he says in an English-language video statement, while vowing the military “will act against anyone in the Middle East” who threatens Israel.