[News] Ansar Allah to Katz: Revive Eilat first before flying flags in Sanaa

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Ansar Allah to Katz: Revive Eilat first before flying flags in Sanaa
Al Mayadeen English
September 20, 2025
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Ansar Allah responds to Israel Katz's threat to raise the Israeli flag over
Sanaa, as Yemeni forces intensify Red Sea and missile operations against
"Israel".

   - [image: Ansar Allah supporters burn an American and and an Israeli
   flags during a rally, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, April 18, 2025 (AP)]
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   Ansar Allah supporters burn American and Israeli flags during a rally in
   Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday, April 18, 2025 (*AP*)

Mohammad al-Farah, a senior official in the Houthi political bureau, has
responded to Israeli Security Minister Israel Katz's threat to "fly the
Israeli flag" in Yemen's capital, Sanaa.

In a post on X, al-Farah stated that before anyone could speak of raising
their flag in Sanaa, they must first resume operations at the defunct port
of Eilat
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemeni-drone-strikes-eilat--followed-by-missile-at-tel-aviv>
and dare to fly their own flag on their ships, rather than hiding behind
the flags of other nations for fear of attacks from Ansar Allah's naval
forces.

Directing his words at Katz, He added, "You speak of occupying Sanaa, yet
you cannot even reclaim your own Israeli ship, the Galaxy Leader."

Previously, Israeli Minister Israel Katz threatened to target Ansar Allah
leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi and fly the Israeli flag over Sanaa, a
statement that underscores the significant losses and steady attrition
the Israeli
occupation is suffering from Yemeni
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/red-sea-blockade-to-continue--support-for-gaza-ceaseless--al>
military strikes.
YAF operate against 'Israel' undeterred

Yemeni forces continue their operations in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb
Strait, targeting Israeli or Israel-linked ships. These attacks have
successfully
disrupted traffic
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yaf-strike--israel---force-prime-minister-jet-to-land>
at Israeli ports, most notably halting operations at the port of Eilat.

Additionally, the Yemeni Armed Forces continue their operations
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemen-announces-hypersonic-missile-strike-on-israeli-targets>
deep inside the occupied Palestinian territories, striking a variety of
critical enemy targets, most notably the Ben Gurion and Ramon airports.

On September 18, the Yemeni Armed Forces announced they had carried out
three military
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yaf-announce-three-missile--drone-ops-against-israeli-target>
operations against strategic targets in occupied Palestine, specifically in
the areas of Tel Aviv, Eilat, and Beer al-Sabe'.

In a statement, spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced that
the missile force had executed a military operation by launching
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemenis-affirm--loyalty-to-martyrs--no-retreat-from-supporti>
a Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile against a sensitive Israeli
military target in occupied Yafa.

The operation successfully achieved its objectives, which included causing
millions of Israeli civilians to flee to shelters and forcing the closure
of airspace.

Meanwhile, the UAV force simultaneously carried out two additional military
operations.

He detailed that the first UAV operation struck various targets
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemeni-drones-strike-israeli-airports--sensitive-dimona-site>
in the Eilat area using three drones, while the second operation targeted a
sensitive site in the Beer al-Sabe' area with one drone.

Israeli *Channel 12 *reported that a drone launched from Yemen detonated in
the courtyard of the Naveh Hotel in Eilat, damaging the structure, while
other media reported that air traffic was halted at the Ramon airport.
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