Israeli forces launched their most dramatic strike in Yemen yet Thursday, targeting a high-level gathering of Houthi leadership as the Iran-backed terror group’s chief delivered a nationally televised address, with Defense Minister Israel Katz declaring: “Whoever raises a hand against Israel, his hand will be cut off.”

The Israel Defense Forces struck a meeting of roughly ten senior Houthi officials near Sanaa at 1 p.m. local time, hitting as Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi delivered his speech. Israeli intelligence had tracked the rare high-level gathering that included several top ministers, among them the Houthis’ defense chief.

Hebrew media outlets described the operation as Israel’s “most dramatic strike in Yemen yet,” aimed at “wiping out the Houthi leadership,” marking a m

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