Analysts have spoken about the Trump administration's expectations of dealing with the Houthis during his presidency in the White House, who have continued their attacks in the Red Sea for about a year, following the start of the Israeli war of extermination in Gaza.

Analysts have spoken about the Trump administration's expectations of dealing with the Houthis during his presidency in the White House, who have continued their attacks in the Red Sea for about a year, following the start of the Israeli war of extermination in Gaza.

An American website revealed that the Houthi militias are working to consolidate their influence in Somalia, especially in the Puntland and Bari regions, where they provide financial, logistical and military support to the Al-Shabaab and ISIS factions, in addition to Somali piracy networks.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced early Thursday that US forces had carried out strikes against five fortified underground weapons storage sites in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, shortly after violent explosions were heard in the capital, Sanaa.

US experts have ruled out that the Houthis currently have any significant incentives to stop what they described as their “malicious activities” in the region, criticizing the lack of effective deterrence by the international community, which they warned encourages the Houthis to launch attacks on commercial shipping vessels and detain UN staff on the pretext of spying.

The UN Secretary-General stressed that such continued actions by the Houthis harm the work of the United Nations in Yemen, which benefits from meeting the enormous needs of the suffering Yemenis.