Former defense minister Yoav Gallant says Israel and the US should work together against Yemen’s Houthis, adding it will pave the way for joint action against Iran which he predicts will take place soon.
Gallant makes the comments while visiting a school in Ramat Gan that was destroyed last week by a Houthi missile. Since then, the Houthis have shot several more missiles and drones at Israel, including one that crashed near Ashkelon a few hours ago.
Workers walk through the rubble of a destroyed school building in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, on December 19, 2024, after the campus was hit by a Houthi missile fired from Yemen. (Jack Guez/AFP)
“We need to do more against the Houthis, their leaders and their missile array,” says Gallant, a Likud MK who has made few public speeches since being replaced by Israel Katz last month.
According to the former general, joint action between Israel and the US against the Houthis “will have a practical effect within a short time.”
“With the American effort and joint Israeli-US operations against the Houthis we can have an impact on the battlefield — and it will act as preparation for what will be done against Iran,” he says, according to Channel 12 news. “It will be preparation for future operations which must be done within a short time frame against Iran.”
Israel has carried out three rounds of strikes against the Houthis, and has vowed to continue pounding them, but the attacks have done little to stem attacks. Analysts say Israel’s distance from Yemen poses an operational challenge that could be overcome with support from the US or other Western powers.
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