Yemen’s Houthi terrorist army has suffered a significant reduction in its missile-launch capabilities due to a series of coordinated airstrikes by Israeli and American forces, Israeli media reported on Monday.
The strikes have dealt a serious blow to the Iranian-backed rebels' ballistic missile stockpile, which is believed to have diminished considerably.
Israeli military officials indicated that the Houthis now have only a limited number of operational ballistic missile launchers, reflecting a sharp decline in their once-thriving missile arsenal.
According to Israel’s Channel 12 News, the airstrikes have targeted and destroyed several key missile launch platforms, significantly impairing the Houthis' ability to launch further attacks.
The group, which has fired missiles toward Israel on a near-daily basis since the end of the Gaza ceasefire on March 18, has fired 11 ballistic missiles to date —three of which did not activate warning systems in Israel.
Despite continued attempts to strike Israeli territory, the Houthis’ missile operations face major limitations.
In recent weeks, these missile strikes have been part of the Houthis’ broader efforts to support their allies in the ongoing conflict in Gaza, but their operational capacity has been severely compromised.
Launch areas within Yemen have become increasingly restricted, and their missile threats are being neutralised by Israel's advanced interception systems, including the Iron Dome and David's Sling. Some missiles even fall short of Israeli territory, hitting neighbouring countries such as Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
Furthermore, their capacity to manufacture missiles remains low, with only a few reportedly produced each month.
The ballistic missiles used by the group are substantial in size, typically weighing several hundred kilograms (roughly 660 to 1,100 lb) and ranging from 16 to 33 ft in length, making them difficult to conceal or rapidly deploy.
The weakening of Houthi missile capabilities may also serve as a broader warning to other Iranian proxies in the region, including Hezbollah in Lebanon and various militia groups in Iraq and Syria.
