【Is the Encirclement War Against Israel Underway?】Yahya al-Sarri, spokesperson for the Houthi armed group in Yemen, announced that they have launched their first military attack against Israel.
Beyond Iran and Lebanon, a third front targeting Israel has now been opened.
Iran attacks from the east, Hezbollah from the north, and the Houthis from the south.
No one can guarantee there won’t be a fourth, fifth… It looks like a full encirclement.
The Yemeni Houthis fired ballistic missiles toward Israel’s Dimona nuclear facility, triggering alarms in Beersheba and near Israel’s main nuclear research center. Dimona had barely recovered from an Iranian missile strike less than a week ago.
In 1973, Egypt and Syria simultaneously attacked Israel from multiple directions. Israel’s ammunition supplies were nearly exhausted. The United States had to urgently airlift weapons just to keep Israel alive. That was more than fifty years ago.
Today, America’s role is drastically different—no longer neutral, but rather a combatant alongside Israel. Faced with a choice between self-survival or rescuing Israel first…
It’s hard not to see this as strategic. Yemen did not immediately enter the conflict when Iran was attacked. Instead, it struck decisively right after Israel’s Chief of Staff, Zamiir, had just complained about being overstretched—diverted across multiple fronts, overwhelmed and unable to sustain operations.
This war will likely not end with one side winning—but rather with one side going bankrupt.
The Houthis have clearly warned Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the UAE not to intercept missiles headed for Israel. Any country interfering will be considered part of the “Zionist entity.”
The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait is now at risk. As the global chokepoint on the Red Sea, starting today it too must apply for passage rights—just like the Strait of Hormuz.
A systemic risk seems unavoidable.
Calculating economic and trade impacts will become nearly impossible.
Secure your seat belts tighter.
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