An unofficial declaration of war.

In his most recent statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that he would take action against the Houthi forces in Yemen as he has done and continues to do against Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

What is noteworthy in Netanyahu's argument is that he did not justify Israel's need to attack and eliminate the Houthi in Yemen by claiming that the group threatened Israel's security, but rather argued that the Houthis threatened security in the Red Sea, threatened world peace, and were an extension of Iran. Netanyahu's statement, both in wording and context, was nothing short of an unofficial declaration of war against the Houthi forces.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu is thinking far beyond simply countering Houthi airstrikes in Yemen targeting Israel. In fact, Israel doesn't need to directly attack these forces in Yemen, as its traditional military allies, the US and other Western countries, are already doing so. Netanyahu's goal is to capitalize on the existing opportunities, specifically the wars against Hamas and Hezbollah, the ongoing military confrontation with Iran, and the political upheaval in Syria, to create faits accomplis, build and project the most dominant military power throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf region.

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Based on this, Netanyahu aims to ultimately determine Israel's decisive role in shaping the new political, security, and military order in the region. Israel's involvement in Syrian territory, given the new power vacuum in Syria, also serves this calculation. Netanyahu's unofficial declaration of war against the Houthi forces also indirectly implies a declaration of war against Iran. Peace is unlikely to be restored throughout the region in the coming year.

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