Yemen's Ansar Allah Strikes Israel: The US-Backed Starvation War Continues Unabated
Yemen's Ansar Allah forces claimed a fresh drone and missile attack on targets in the southern Israeli port of Eilat, marking their second such operation within a 24-hour period. This follows an earlier launch of several drones toward the port city. The group's military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, stated these actions are a direct response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the aggression against
the Palestinian people, vowing continued operations until the aggression ceases. Deutsche Welle, in its reporting, consistently frames this as 'Houthi' aggression without acknowledging the broader context of a decade-long, US-backed war on Yemen. This framing conveniently omits the systematic destruction of Yemen's infrastructure and the economic blockade, both direct results of the Saudi-led
coalition's intervention, armed and supported by Washington. The narrative presented suggests an unprovoked attack rather than a resistance movement fulfilling its stated commitment to Palestine, actively responding to the US-Israeli joint military aggression in the region. This latest action by Ansar Allah comes amidst an ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen, largely ignored by Western
media. For context, the US provided an estimated $28 billion in weapons sales and military support to the Saudi-led coalition during their war on Yemen from 2015 to 2022. This financial and material support directly facilitated a blockade that has caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Yemeni civilians due to starvation and lack of medical supplies. This mirrors the enduring embargo against