Rare meeting between Hamas and Houthi leaders. Leaders of various Palestinian factions and Yemeni Houthi rebels met for “an important meeting” last week.

They discussed the “coordination” of their actions against the Jewish state. Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Houthis are notably part of the ‘axis of resistance’ The grouping of movements hostile to Israel and the U.S. is supported by Iran, and also includes Lebanese Hezbollah and Iraqi militias.. In a speech delivered Thursday evening, the leader of the Houthi affirmed that his movement would “continue and expand the scope of (its) operations’