Zionist Regime's Deadlocks in Confrontation with the Yemeni Armed Forces

TEHRAN (Defapress) - While Yemen’s operations against the Zionists continue across all levels in support of Gaza, the occupying regime is attempting to mitigate the damage caused by Yemeni missile attacks, which persistently target the depths of occupied Palestine, forcing millions of Zionist settlers to flee to shelters almost daily at various hours. Yemeni missiles have also inflicted significant economic losses on the Zionists, especially after most international airlines suspended flights to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.

In response, the Zionist regime is pursuing 3 strategies to counter Yemen’s missile threat: Enhancing defensive capabilities, strengthening intelligence-gathering efforts, and pushing the U.S. to disrupt the ceasefire agreement with Yemen. 

Sana’a and Tel Aviv are locked in a technological race to prevent the other from gaining the upper hand. The Zionist regime seeks to intercept Yemeni missiles before they reach their targets, while Yemen works to upgrade its missile systems, conducting field tests to bypass the defensive systems of the Zionist regime and the U.S.

Field data confirms that Yemeni missiles have successfully penetrated U.S. and Zionist defense systems in many cases. Sana’a emphasizes that its military engineers are currently focused on enhancing hypersonic missile capabilities.

On the other side, Zionist analysts and experts admit that no defense system is flawless; even a few missiles slipping through can cause significant damage.

It is worth noting that the Zionist regime employs a multi-layered defense system against missile and drone attacks, primarily relying on the Israeli Iron Dome and the U.S. THAAD system, both of which operate outside the atmosphere. However, in several Yemeni missile strikes targeting Ben Gurion Airport, these systems failed to perform effectively.

The Zionist regime has intensified efforts to gather intelligence and build a comprehensive military target database in Yemen. Walla reported that Tel Aviv is working around the clock to identify such targets.

Yet, Zionist experts estimate that if Washington, despite its vast intelligence capabilities, failed to achieve this in Yemen, Tel Aviv is unlikely to succeed either.

The regime claims that before the Gaza war (October 2023), intelligence collection on Yemen was not a priority, as Tel Aviv focused on Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran. However, Zionist intelligence experts admit that the period from October 2023 to the present should have been sufficient for Tel Aviv and its allies to gather intelligence on Yemen, yet they have failed.

These experts point to the unsuccessful efforts of the U.S. and the West in gathering intelligence during Yemen’s nearly decade-long war, noting that Yemen has managed to dismantle numerous American and British spy networks.

The Zionists are deeply frustrated by the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement with Yemen under Donald Trump and are actively trying to undermine it. The American newspaper The Hill reported that Yemen resisted bombardment, and "we tried all options against Yemen, but the resulting ceasefire is a major paradox", primarily because it significantly sidelines Tel Aviv and creates a rift in the traditional Washington-Tel Aviv axis.

The U.S. media emphasized that Washington’s softer approach toward Yemen may stem from current geopolitical considerations, particularly its focus on China as a primary threat and its relations with Arab states opposed to regional escalation.

Edmund Fitton-Brown, former British ambassador to Yemen, stated in an interview with a British-Zionist research center:
"The relationship between Tel Aviv and Washington remains extremely close, diplomatically, in lobbying, party politics, military, and intelligence. However, the Zionists must understand that the U.S. has other interests, including ties with Arab states like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE."

He added that Tel Aviv must respect these U.S. priorities, and if it wants normalization agreements with Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, it must consider Riyadh’s and other Arab capitals’ concerns. This means Tel Aviv will not get everything it wants, but as long as Yemen keeps attacking, it will feel compelled to respond.

Observers argue that all the Zionist regime’s attempts to counter Yemen and force it to retreat from supporting Gaza have failed, even backfiring. Yemen’s military operations have expanded deeper into occupied Palestine, while Sana’a has established new maritime and aerial equations in its blockade against the Zionist occupiers.