Israeli military planners are adjusting threat scenarios beyond missiles and drones to include potential cross-border raids by Yemen’s Ansarallah movement, a Hebrew media report revealed.
Key Takeaways
- Israeli security officials believe Ansarallah is preparing scenarios resembling cross-border raids rather than only missile attacks.
- Training reportedly includes mock illegal Israeli Jewish settlements and military posts.
- The Eilat and southern border sectors are viewed as the most vulnerable areas.
- Ansarallah has carried out missile and drone operations and targeted Red Sea shipping in solidarity with Gaza.
- Large public mobilization and combat drills in Yemen under the “Al-Aqsa Flood” training courses indicate organized military preparation linked to the Palestinian cause.
Simulated Raids on Israeli Settlements
According to an analysis written by military correspondent Amir Bohbot in Walla, Israeli defense officials have reviewed video recordings showing fighters training for ground assaults.
The report states the drills involved models designed to resemble Israeli targets.
“Videos show militants training on models of Israeli settlements and IDF outposts in a raid scenario,” the report reads.
Mass demonstrations in the Yemeni capital today, and across Ansarallah-controlled Yemen, affirming readiness to engage in another round of battle with Israel in order to defend Gaza, Iran, or Lebanon, should open war return. pic.twitter.com/W0mzxvcZPA
— Séamus Malekafzali (@Seamus_Malek) February 6, 2026
Israeli officials reportedly interpret the exercises as preparation for a complex attack rather than symbolic messaging or propaganda.
“No one underestimates the Houthis’ (Ansarallah – PC) capabilities, and we are preparing accordingly,” Bohbot added.
Israeli assessments suggest the movement is developing operational concepts that go beyond long-range projectiles and include physical incursions.
Focus on the Southern Front
The Walla report indicates particular concern about Israel’s southernmost city and the surrounding border regions.
Security officials warned that the Eilat sector could become a target in a regional escalation, prompting the military to examine vulnerabilities along southern approaches.
Military planners are reportedly evaluating multiple possibilities, including infiltration attempts originating from distant theaters rather than neighboring borders.
The article notes that the army is preparing for “various potential scenarios” involving cross-border raids.
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Solidarity with Gaza
The mobilization has also been visible domestically inside Yemen. According to Yemen’s Saba News Agency, authorities in Sana’a Governorate organized a march, armed rally, and combat drill involving graduates of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” training courses (Level Two), composed of district-level supervisors. Participants declared their continued commitment to supporting Palestine and described the activities as part of their stance backing the Palestinian cause.
Since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, Ansarallah has carried out repeated long-range missile and drone operations targeting Israeli-linked shipping lanes in the Red Sea and, at times, Israeli territory itself.
The group has repeatedly stated its actions were carried out as a form of pressure, aimed at ending the genocidal assault on Gaza and allowing humanitarian aid to enter the enclave.
The attacks have disrupted maritime trade routes and triggered international naval deployments, while Israel has responded with airstrikes in Yemen targeting infrastructure and ports.
(PC, WALLA)
