Benjamin Netanyahu: Houthis will pay a very heavy price for attacking Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video statement today (Thursday) regarding the IDF air strike in Yemen against the Houthis and the Houthi ballistic missile attack which destroyed a school building in Ramat Gan.

In his statement, he said that "in the early morning, the Air Force struck Houthi strategic targets in the port of Hodeidah and deep inside Yemen. We did this in response to repeated Houthi attacks on civilian targets in Israel. They attacked a school in Ramat Gan last night."

Netanyahu said that "they're not just attacking us - they're attacking the whole world. They're attacking international shipping and trade lanes. Thus, when Israel acts against the Houthis, it acts for the entire international community. The Americans understand this very well, as well as many others."

The Prime Minister ended with a warning: "After Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Assad regime in Syria, the Houthis are practically the only arm left remaining in the Iranian axis of evil. They are learning and will learn the hard way that those who harm Israel - pay a very heavy price for it."