Progress appeared to have been made by Thursday, with President Rashad Muhammad Al-Alimi praising โbroad national alignment,โ and the readiness of combined forces to wage โa battle for salvationโ against the Houthis.
โThe Houthis are a permanent threat to international peace and security,โ Alimi said.
The Houthis are the largest faction in the Iran-led Axis of Resistance, which includes Lebanese Hezbollah and Palestinian Hamas โ both severely weakened by Israel since October 2023, along with various Iraqi militia groups.
According to Emily Milliken, an associate director of the Washington-based Atlantic Council think tankโs Middle East programmes, the Yemeni government may be mobilising 80,000 troops to reclaim Hodeidah, the largest port on the Red Sea and a critical logistics hub for the Houthis, as well as a vital lifeline for Yemenโs civilians.
