(Institute for National Security Studies-Tel Aviv University) Yoel Guzansky and Ilan Zalayat - Israel's attack on the Hodeidah Port in Yemen will not deter or stop the Houthi attacks or cut off the smuggling route from Iran to the Houthis. The message that Israel sent was intended to reach the moderate Arab countries, the West, and especially the U.S., which for the past nine months has been leading an international coalition in the Red Sea that is trying to deal with the Houthi attacks. The message is that "containment" had failed and the Houthis must be hit harder. Israel will have difficulty mobilizing the countries of the region to publicly stand up against the Houthis, even though some of them, especially Egypt, have been hurt by their attacks on the international trade route in the Red Sea even more than Israel. Yoel Guzansky is a senior researcher at INSS, where Ilan Zalayat is a research associate.
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