In the midst of the intensive attacks by the Yemeni of Yemeni in maritime traffic, Israel has called on the United States to renew military operations against the rebels, Israeli television said Thursday.

Houthi, supported by Iran and control large parts of Yemen, but do not constitute its internationally recognized government, have reached a ceasefire agreement with the US in May and then stopped attacking on merchant ships for about two months. This week, however, two Greek -owned ships were attacked and sank, killing at least four people.

As public broadcasting broadcast Even cited by The Times of Israel, Israel told the US that Houthi’s ongoing attacks on ships ‘They can no longer remain exclusively Israeli problem’;

Jerusalem asked “More intense combined attacks on Houthi regime targets – not only Israeli Air Force attacks, but also resume US attacks and coalition formation that will include other countries.”

A security official, who wanted to maintain his anonymity, told the television network, That Israel’s request for US involvement came in response to Houthi’s growing aggression, saying: “It takes a wide coalition to understand Houthi’s status that he is in danger.”

Houthi also continued their attacks on Israel’s ballistic missiles on Thursday, launching two missiles to the Jewish state.

The first rocket, which was fired in the morning, was stopped outside Israel’s borders. The second, shortly before 10 pm, failed to reach Israel. Consequently, he did not activate sirens, although his launch was identified by the army.

Houthi supporters are shouting slogans during anti-American and anti-Israeli concentration under a banner criticizing President Donald Trump in Sanaai, Yemen, on Friday, May 16, 2025. The inscription in Arabic means “buzzkill”

Houthi leader promises to continue attacks on ships linked to Israel

The leader of Iran -backed organization, Abdul Malik al-Hutihe said on Thursday that his militia would continue to attack any ship carrying goods linked to Israel if he attempts to cross the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden or the Arab Sea.

Said the attacks will continue “As long as the aggression and siege of Gaza lasts.”

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Supporters of Houthi are shouting slogans during anti-American and anti-Israeli concentration in Sanaai, Yemen, on Friday, July 4, 2025

The German Foreign Minister Johan Vadeful He said on Thursday that he was expecting Iran to exert his influence on Houthi to make them stop offshore attacks on the Red Sea.

“We condemn the attacks in the most categorical way and we expect Iran to exert his influence on Houthi to put an end to it.”Vandeful said at a press conference in Vienna, along with his Israeli and Austrian counterparts.

“This means that we need to understand Iran’s tactics as a whole, not only in terms of the possible development of nuclear weapons, but also in terms of his regional behavior,” he said.

From November 2023 until the following December, Houthi targeted more than 100 missiles and unmanned aircraft ships in a campaign that guerrillas describe as the support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in the midst of the Israeli-Hamas war.

Houthi – whose slogan is ‘Death in America, death in Israel [και] Curse to the Jews » – They stopped attacking their attacks during a brief truce in the Gaza War. Later, the target of a strong weekly air raid campaign ordered by the US President Donald Trump And which ended with the truce between the terrorist group and the US.