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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Ruth Eglash

Yemen's Huthis A 'Menace' For Israel Despite Weakened Iran: Analysts

Yemenis carry a mock missile during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians, in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa (Credit: AFP)

Israel's devastating campaigns against Iran's regional allies have severely weakened its arch-enemy's ability to project its power, but Yemen's Tehran-backed Huthi rebels remain a stubborn thorn in its side, analysts say.

With the ranks of Palestinian group Hamas and Lebanon's Hezbollah decimated after more than a year of war, and with the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria removing a key link in Iran's anti-Israel "axis of resistance", the Huthis have emerged as Israel's most immediate security concern.

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