Israeli admission of the difficulty of deterring Yemen and the increase in the pace of operations after the assassination
The Mako website, affiliated with Israel’s Channel 12, said that Yemen remains a dilemma for Israel and that instead of the assassination operation that targeted the Yemeni prime minister and a number of ministers leading to a halt in rocket fire, the pace of launches has increased. Whereas Yemenis used to launch a rocket every few days or more, they have now moved to launching several rockets a day.
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The website quoted senior Israeli occupation forces officials as saying that Yemen aims to disrupt the lives of Israelis and cause economic damage, and expectations indicate that Sana’a is interested in major revenge, with the current operations being an intermediate stage to reach that.
The website noted that Yemeni missiles are a problem for Israel. According to an intelligence official, Yemen’s missile arsenal is developing and improving at a rapid and dangerous pace, while there are difficulties in targeting it, such as Yemen’s geography, the ease of moving launch pads, and even cultural reasons related to the tribal structure and the method of distributing missiles and launch pads.
The website points out that the distance of Israeli spy centers reduces the possibilities of eavesdropping, filming, and direct interception, compared to closer areas.
Citing military intelligence sources, the website said, “In addition to all this complexity, the Houthis assemble missile parts hidden in numerous scattered natural tunnels, so that “there are no huge missile depots that can be destroyed in an attack.”
According to the website, the limited intelligence information has forced the intelligence and defense establishment to seek help from partners such as the US and others to obtain intelligence information from Yemen.
The website said that the Houthis have gained strategic status and local and regional support, including being “protectors of the Palestinians.” Therefore, the campaign against the Houthis is not merely a military event but primarily a complex political and diplomatic event that requires a multidisciplinary approach, a large part of which falls on the Israeli political leadership to find a radical solution to this problem.
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