Katz warns Houthis ‘will absorb heavy blows if they continue firing toward us’

Defense Minister Israel Katz issues a warning to the Houthi rebels in Yemen and their sponsor Iran, as he says Israel “must be capable of defending itself on its own against any threat or enemy.”

The remarks come a day after the Houthis said that the truce reached with the United States would not prevent them from continuing to attack Israel.

“The Houthis will absorb heavy blows from Israel if they continue firing toward us. The IDF is prepared for any mission,” Katz says in a statement.

“I also warn the Iranian leadership which funds, arms and operates the Houthi terror organization: The proxy method is over and the axis of evil has collapsed. You bear direct responsibility. What we did to Hezbollah in Beirut, Hamas in Gaza, to Assad in Damascus and the Houthis in Yemen, will also be done to you in Tehran.”

“We will not allow any element to harm Israel,” he adds.