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Israel has severely weakened Hamas and Hezbollah. Now it's going after another member of Iran's so-called axis of resistance: the Houthi rebels of Yemen.

The Yemen-based rebels pose a lingering threat, and some security analysts argue that their patrons in Tehran should be in Israel’s crosshairs.

Israel launched a series of airstrikes Thursday against targets inside Yemen. Israeli military officials said the targeted locations are controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels who have repeatedly attacked Israeli territory with drones and surface-to-surface missiles over the past several days.

In fresh escalation, Yemen-based Houthi rebels launched a daring assault on the US aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman in the Red Sea, marking their second attack in a week. They also targeted Israel with ballistic missiles and drones,

Yemen's Houthi rebels have reportedly launched their largest single-day attack on U.S. and Israeli targets. The Iran-backed group allegedly targeted the American warship USS Harry Truman in the Red Sea,