Yahya Sinwar, terrorist of terrorists, former Hamas leader in Gaza, mastermind of the October 7, 2023, massacre in Israel, must continue to turn in his grave, watching the disaster he caused worsen day by day. His “deed” unleashed the opposite of what he naively expected: the end of the so-called “resistance,” read as the attempt to destroy the Jewish State.
His successors at the head of Hamas, faithful to the “teachings” of their late leader, continue to disregard the lives of the Palestinian population in Gaza in extremis , refusing to release the 59 hostages they still hold in the tunnels after 530 days, several of them dead, in open violation of the ceasefire agreed with Israel and the mediators, which is why Jerusalem had no alternative but to apply military pressure.
With Hamas and Hezbollah neutralized, Assad ousted in Syria, and Iran demoted after Israel’s two retaliations last year, the Houthi gang remains, the new darlings of the progressives, applauded for their “heroic” resistance to Zionism and support for the Palestinians.
It must be remembered that this group was responsible for the colossal humanitarian crisis plaguing Yemen, a country plagued by famine, epidemics, destruction, extreme poverty, anxiety, and hopelessness. However, the Houthis, Iran’s puppets, do have the most sophisticated ballistic missiles and advanced drones capable of attacking a state 2,000 kilometers away, blocking navigation in the Red Sea, and, as previously occurred, attacking civilian targets in Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Everything seems to indicate that the time has come for the Houthis, the last remaining branch of the “axis of resistance,” which Iran, investing billions of dollars and effort, built over the past decades with the aim of intimidating its Arab neighbors, attacking Israel, and ultimately safeguarding the revolution.
After ignoring Donald Trump’s warnings, the Houthis continued to threaten Israel and shipping through the Bab El Mandeb Strait, prompting the president to order massive attacks against them and their military and political infrastructure in the two main cities under his control: Sana’a, Yemen’s capital, and Sa’ada, the stronghold of the Houthis, a Shiite sect of Islam.
The Houthis took control of Sana’a in the turbulent months following the fall of dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh during the Arab Spring protests.
The Houthis, like Hezbollah and Hamas, couldn’t care less what happens to the people of their countries—Yemenis, Lebanese, and Palestinians—since they are exclusively at the service of Iran’s geopolitical designs.
Once all branches of the resistance axis are cut off, Iran is vulnerable and exposed, and its former proxies could end up becoming a liability for Tehran. The defeat of the Houthis is a gain for Yemen, just as the defeat of Hezbollah opened the doors of hope for Lebanon, while the defeat of Hamas is the only way to open any prospects for the Palestinians.
This editorial was originally published in Spanish in El Espectador.
