Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of Yemen's Houthi rebels' politburo, stated in an interview with Membri TV on Monday that should Yemen come under attack from the United States, Israel, or their allies, the militia will stand up to defend itself.
"If America becomes embroiled in the aggression against Yemen, we will confront it directly. We wish for this. We want to confront the US, Israel, and even their European allies directly, without any intervention by the Arab and Islamic countries. We will annihilate Israel without the help of other Arab countries," al-Bukhaiti pointed out.
Over the past few weeks, the Houthis have carried out assaults on and taken control of multiple vessels with ties to Israel in the Red Sea. The attacks have been denounced by the US, which holds Iran responsible for its support of the Houthis.