On the authority of Hezbollah and the Houthis .. Here are the last Israeli words

The Israeli newspaper “Jerusalem Post” published a new report saying that “the Houthis in Yemen are not Hezbollah in Lebanon or the Hama Movement in Gaza,” noting that “Israel must defeat the Houthis by various means.”

The report, translated by “Lebanon 24”, stated that “Israel has faced difficulty in stopping the Houthis in Yemen, because it dealt with them, such as Ham, or Hzel, even though they are a completely different opponent and it is unusually difficult to deter it.”
He added: “At the beginning of the war, Israeli and American officials described senior Houthi as the most mad Iranian agents in the region, and they warned that they could almost be deterred, and this rule is still standing.”
The report pointed out that “the Houthis represent a gang movement that spent years in the caves and deserts,” noting that “depriving them of amenities will not change their status.”
He continued: “History is proven. From October 19, 2023 until July 2024, Israel has largely avoided direct confrontation, relying on the United States to bear most of the burden. In contrast, Jerusalem was not authorized to launch direct strikes in Yemen until after a Houthi civilian civilian plane killed an Israeli civilian in Tel Aviv in July 2024”.
He continued: “This was followed by less than 20 counter -strike targeting weapons stores, infrastructure, and economic targets, and its impact was passing. Sana’a was released again after a short period of one of the most famous Israeli strikes, and the Houthis continued to shoot, and their total attacks are more than 500 so far.”
He added: “Why did the familiar tools resulted in unfamiliar results? Contracts for the penetration of Hezbollah and Iran, but the Human Intelligence operations (Humint) are widely scattered and operational access in Yemen did not start crystallizing until in mid -2024. When Donald Trump won the US elections in November 2024, and later the American intervention before concluding a side agreement with the Houthis, the pace of Israel slowed down, then resumed its activity in a year of year 2025, losing time again. ”
He continued: “If the diagnosis is that we are treating the wrong disease, the recipe must be changed. Israel must stop measuring success with temporary electrical interruptions in Sana’a or repeated strikes on familiar goals in Hodeidah. The center of weight is not a single energy station or a single warehouse, but rather the leadership of the Houthis, and their internal logistics, their financial networks and cross -border purchases. This requires this accurate intelligence work And methodological, of the type that gives priority to recruitment, technical access, and sustainable planning for decision -making circles.
He added: “In the practical point of view, accurate strikes must be made with prohibitions on marine and land roads, financial pressures, and an ongoing electronic and cyber war that weakens the guidance and the reliability of the launch. Once the reliable access is established, Israel should be ready to move prohibited against the leadership and the relevant actors, and not just responding to the launch operations after its occurrence. It should also change public messages. The announcement. On the allegations of major electricity cutting, he sets the standards in their place, and calls on the Houthis to prove the error of Israel by restarting the electricity.
He continued: “Not only is Yemen … The Houthis are the least developed agents of Iran. If Israel is not able to curb the continuous fire from Sana’a and Saada, the strongest Tehran agents will reach their own conclusions. With this, regional deterrence from the supposed parties begins. Success against the Houthis will refer to H. Hezbollah and the Iraqi militias and others that Israel is able to adapt faster than Her enemies. ”
He added: “None of this justifies the disengagement with the United States. On the contrary, close coordination with Washington and its main Arab partners is necessary to prohibit maritime navigation, sanctions, and diplomacy that besiege Houthi sponsors. However, this means that Israel cannot be reinforced by solving its fundamental security problems, or suspending its rhythm to the transformations of American policy.”
He continued: “The lesson is clear. Israel has taken into account an enemy that flourishes with austerity, dispersion and ideological enthusiasm, then tried to fix the problem with familiar tools that were not designed for this goal. The supply, not the extent of the darkness of Sana’a in one night. ”
He concluded: “The Houthis must be dealt with as a different enemy. Access to them must be strengthened and maintained pressure and beatings in the place where it is necessary to target it … this is how deterrence is.”

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Translated by “Lebanon 24”

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