Yemen’s Houthis strike at Israel in their first such attack since Iran war began

try{ var _=i o; . if(!_||_&&typeof _==="object"&&_.expiry Houthis strike Israel as conflict widens; 12 US soldiers injured in a Saudi strike Expert says the upcoming week will be a pivotal moment in the Iran war. Here’s why Leading broker sees gold falling to $3,700 as a real possibility U.S. tech pullback mirrors late stages of dotcom era, strategists say (South Africa Philippines Nigeria) Yemen’s Houthis strike at Israel in their first such attack since Iran war began By World Published 03/28/2026, 03:05 PM Updated 03/28/2026, 03:06 PM Yemen’s Houthis strike at Israel in their first such attack since Iran war began 0 By Menna AlaaElDin, Nayera Abdallah and Humeyra Pamuk CAIRO/DUBAI, March 28 - Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis launched missiles at Israel on Saturday, their first such attack since the start of the Iran war, heightening the risk that a conflict now in its fifth week could expand further across the region. Speaking before the strike, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States expected to conclude military operations within weeks. The Houthis said they would continue their operations until the "aggression" on all fronts ended. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke to Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, whose government hosts a meeting with the Turkish and Saudi foreign ministers on Sunday to seek to ease regional tensions. But there was no sign of an immediate diplomatic breakthrough in a war that has spread across the Middle East, killing thousands and hitting the world economy with the biggest-ever disruption to global energy supplies. Israel said it had struck more than 100 targets in Iran since Friday, including ballistic missile production and storage facilities and government infrastructure sites in Tehran. Iranian state media reported nine people killed in the western city of Borujerd and five killed in Zanjan in the northwest, saying both attacks were on residential areas. Israel also said it had hit over 170 targets in Lebano...