With the Houthi rebels entering the circle of escalation, the Iran-Israel confrontation has gone beyond its traditional framework between Tehran and Tel Aviv, threatening to turn into a multi-front regional conflict, according to news report by Euronews Arabic
The entry of the Houthis, Iran's allies in Yemen, into the battle, added the report, opens a new phase of regional escalation and reinforces the possibility of a "multilateral front" against Israel.
On the other hand, Israeli media reported that the country's air force carried out an airstrike in Yemen, targeting, according to intelligence sources, the chief of staff of the Houthi rebels, Mohammed Abdul Karim al-Ghamari.
An Israeli TV channel "Kan" and the "Axios" news website quoted Israeli officials as saying that the operation, if confirmed successful, would be "very important and dramatic".
However, a Houthi source denied that any of the group's leaders were successfully targeted, stressing that what is being circulated is "an attempt to cover up Israel's failures in repelling the attacks."