Sources close to Hezbollah expect a broad Yemeni response to Israel.

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Arabian Sea - Yemen - Follow-ups: The Lebanese newspaper "Al-Akhbar," which is close to Hezbollah, confirmed that there are expectations of a large-scale response to the Israeli strike in Sanaa. The newspaper quoted sources as saying that the response may include targeting "vital sites" inside Israel, noting that "the planned operations will be painful and qualitative, and may affect government headquarters and even the home of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu." Yesterday, Sunday, the Israeli occupation army radio reported that the occupation government decided to move the government sessions and the Ministerial Council for Security and Political Affairs (the Cabinet) to a secret location, following the assassination of a number of ministers and officials in the Houthi government, which is not internationally recognized, most notably Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahwi. An analysis issued by the "Sari Global" organization stated that the killing of al-Rahwi may reshape the balance of power within the Houthi group, according to "Belqees Net." The analysis suggested two possibilities: either strengthening the security grip internally and intensifying external attacks in response, or the emergence of a state of political confusion that may weaken the Houthis' position in any upcoming negotiations. The organization described the Israeli operation as an "unprecedented escalation" in the conflict and the undeclared war between Israel and Iran. The organization pointed out that the threats made by Houthi leaders against Israel, promising it "dark days," reflect the possibility of expanding the circle of military engagement. Analysts suggest that the next stage may witness mutual attacks, whether across the Red Sea or with missiles and drones. The Israeli occupation army announced today that it had intercepted a drone that took off from Yemeni territory towards Israel, at a time when the Houthi group announced that it had targeted an oil tanker linked to Israeli companies in the Red Sea. The Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth stated that the plane had been "under surveillance since the moment it took off," and was shot down before it penetrated Israeli airspace, without activating alarm sirens. It explained that the interception operation was carried out in less than an hour of its detection, as part of the Israeli army's policy of "dealing immediately with any hostile object approaching the airspace." The Israeli occupation army spokesman confirmed that "the drone was shot down before entering Israeli airspace, and there was no need to issue warnings." In contrast, the Houthi group announced that it had launched a ballistic missile towards an oil tanker north of the Red Sea, and according to the group's statement, it is owned by an Israeli company and flies the flag of Liberia. However, Eastern Pacific Shipping (based in Singapore), which manages the tanker Scarlet Ray, confirmed that the ship was not damaged and that all crew members were safe, noting that its condition was stable and under the control of the captain. In the same context, the British maritime security company Ambrey reported that the tanker reported an explosion near it, while the British Maritime Trade Operations Authority explained that the ship recorded the fall of an unknown object next to it and heard a loud explosion, but it continued its journey normally. "Ambrey" concluded in a subsequent assessment that the tanker falls within the list of Houthi targets due to its association with an Israeli company. The leader of the Houthi group in Yemen, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, vowed in a televised speech yesterday to escalate his group's operations against Israel via missiles and drones or through a naval blockade, in response to the killing of the head of the group's government and a number of his ministers in an Israeli raid on Sanaa last Thursday. In contrast, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that what happened "is only the beginning." He added that his army "eliminated most of the members of the Houthi government and their senior military leaders, and this is only the beginning," stressing that Israel will continue to target the group. The Yemeni capital, Sanaa, witnessed today, Monday, the funeral of the Prime Minister of the Houthi group, Ahmed Ghaleb al-Rahwi, and a number of ministers and officials, following their death in an Israeli air strike last Thursday.