Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel would continue acting against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, whom he accused of threatening world shipping and the international order, and called on Israelis to be steadfast.

Israeli officials believe the Houthis cannot be defeated alone, and therefore the Iran-backed group must be struck in coordination with the US and its coalition in the Red Sea

The Houthis have been attacking ships in the Red Sea for more than a year in what they have described as a campaign in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

After a renewed attack by the Houthi militia on Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to take powerful military action against the Islamists in Yemen on Sunday. "Just as we have acted forcefully against the terror arms of Iran's axis of evil,

The Houthi attack followed a series of Israeli airstrikes on Thursday, which targeted Yemen's capital Sanaa as well as the ports of Hodeidah, As-Salif, and Ras Issa. The strikes, which the Israeli military said were aimed at Houthi infrastructure, killed at least nine people.

Israel carried out airstrikes in Yemen in response to a Houthi attack hours earlier, the latest move by Israeli forces to weaken Iran and its proxies.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the rebels of threatening world shipping and the international order. Read more at straitstimes.com.