The Houthis are using the current ceasefire between Israel, the US, and Iran to improve their missile capabilities, two Western intelligence sources told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.
According to the sources, the Iran-backed group has recently been conducting missile tests aimed at enhancing its capabilities, with the objective of improving both the range and the accuracy of its attacks.
Unlike Hezbollah, and despite being an Iranian proxy, the Houthis have launched relatively few attacks against Israel since the start of Operation Rising Lion, Israel's military campaign against Iran.
Since resuming attacks on Israel on March 28, the group fired around six missiles and five drones toward Israeli territory. Previously, the Houthis announced they had suspended all attacks when the Gaza ceasefire agreement was reached in October 2025.
Houthis say they will attack if war in Gaza resumes
Last week, Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi warned that the group would intervene militarily in support of Hamas if the IDF launched a new military operation in the Gaza Strip.
"We are in continuous coordination with our brothers across the resistance fronts, and we will not hesitate to fulfill our duty in response to any new escalation of aggression against any front, especially Gaza," he said.
Al-Houthi also said that the group is closely monitoring developments in Somaliland and what he described as Israeli efforts to establish control over the Gulf of Aden, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and the Red Sea.
"We will not stand idly by in the face of an Israeli presence in Somaliland. We will act whenever necessary to strike any concentration of the Israeli enemy in Somaliland," he said.
Israel has not carried out strikes in Yemen since its operation there on September 25, 2025, including during the conflict with Iran, despite continued Houthi attacks. However, several days ago, Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that the Houthi leadership is "not immune."