Yemenite media sources aligned with rebel forces are reporting Israel Air Force fighter planes have taken part in the bombing against the rebel forces. There are no other sources confirming these reports.
The Iranian funded rebels have succeeded in taking over large areas of Yemen in recent weeks and a ground forces advancement is planned in the capital Sanaa to smuggle the president out of the country.
Arab armies including Saudi Arabia and Egypt responded with aerial assaults against the rebels. They are planning to use ground forces to defeat the rebels.
Now there are reports, albeit unconfirmed by the mainstream media, that the Israel Air Force is taking part in the assaults.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday, 10 Nissan released the following statement; “The agreement being formulated in Lausanne sends a message that there is no price for aggression and on the contrary – that Iran’s aggression is to be rewarded. The moderate and responsible countries in the region, especially Israel and also many other countries, will be the first to be hurt by this agreement. One cannot understand that when forces supported by Iran continue to conquer more ground in Yemen, in Lausanne they are closing their eyes to this aggression. But we are not closing our eyes and we will continue to act against every threat in every generation, certainly in this generation.”
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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No. Saudi operates similar types. But Israeli satellites sure are. Our interests are aligned.
Yemen has been in a state of Civil War for 50 years. The area around Sanaa is mostly Shia and the area around Aden is mostly Sunni. The current warring parties are allied respectively with Iran and with Al Qaeda (and possibly Islamic State). May they each kill every member of the other.
This sounds loke a propaganda ploy to try and split the joint Arab force.
Can anybody really believe that the Israeli and Saudi air force would cooperate with each other?