It Starts

The Israel Defense Force (IDF) is starting their new offensive in Hamas since no deal to get more hostages out occurred as we see in a report from The Times Of Israel:

The IDF says it has launched the first stages of its major offensive in the Gaza Strip, dubbed “Gideon’s Chariots.”

The IDF said that the beginning steps were already taken:

“Over the past day, the IDF launched extensive attacks and mobilized forces to seize strategic areas in the Gaza Strip, as part of the opening moves of Operation Gideon’s Chariots and the expansion of the campaign in Gaza, to achieve all the goals of the war in Gaza, including the release of the hostages and the defeat of Hamas,” the military says in a statement.

They then stated the obvious:

“IDF troops in the Southern Command will continue to operate to protect Israeli citizens and realize the goals of the war,” the military adds.

As we’ve been told, this offensive will much different that previous operations:

According to Israeli officials, the Gideon’s Chariots offensive would see the IDF “conquering” Gaza and retaining the territory; moving the Palestinian civilian population toward the south of the Strip; attacking Hamas; and preventing the terror group from taking control of humanitarian aid supplies.

While the IDF is busy taking out Hamas in Gaza they are also launching offensives against the Houthis in Yemen as we’re told in an article from the Jerusalem Post:

The IDF struck the Hodeidah and Al-Salif ports in Yemen on Friday, an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post.

The military said that these ports are used for transferring weapons and are "another example of the cynical use and exploitation of civilian infrastructure by the Houthi terrorist regime to advance terrorism."

The strikes were carried out by 15 Israeli air force fighter jets, and over 35 munitions were dropped on the ports.

The strikes will likely put these ports out of operational use for a month, according to IDF estimates. The targets that were hit were more international and more central for the Houthis than what the US hit when it was striking Houthi targets in Yemen.

The Israel Defense Minister spoke about the strikes:

Defense Minister Israel Katz said that the military "severely damaged" the ports it attacked in Yemen on X/Twitter shortly after the strikes.

"As we said: If the Houthis continue to fire missiles toward the State of Israel, they will suffer painful blows — and we will also target terror leaders as we have done with Deif and the Sinwars in Gaza, Nasrallah in Beirut, and Haniyeh in Tehran. We will hunt down and eliminate Abd al-Malik al-Houthi in Yemen as well."

"We will defend ourselves by our own strength against any enemy," Katz concluded.

They Were Warned

We talked about the lack of responses by the IDF after several Houthi attacks and warnings to those living near the ports. But the IDF has responded now:

The IDF said it conducted the strikes after numerous prior warnings. "Given the Houthis’ use of these ports for terrorist purposes, the IDF again warns anyone present at the ports to evacuate and stay clear of the area," the IDF added. "Any hostile activity in these ports will continue to be prevented."

As they are striking the Houthis they also said that anyone who attacks them will face similar offensives. They also hinted that the Houthis should expect more attacks:

"The IDF is determined to continue operating and striking forcefully against anyone who poses a threat to the residents of the State of Israel, at any distance necessary," the military concluded.

“Our pilots have successfully struck two Houthi terrorist ports again, and this is just the beginning," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. "There will be more to come. We are not willing to sit idly by and allow the Houthis to harm us. We will strike them much harder, including their leadership and all the infrastructure that enables them to harm us.”

Prime Minister Netanyahu also made a statement:

“The one behind them, that provides them support, guidance, and approval, is Iran. The Houthis will pay a very heavy price, and we will defend ourselves by all means necessary to ensure the security of the State of Israel,” the prime minister concluded.

Apparently the timing of the strikes were made around US President Trumps visit to the region:

Israel reportedly waited for US President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East to conclude before attacking Yemen, a security source told Army Radio.

Israel also intends to restrict the Houthis by using their navy:

Israel is allegedly seeking to impose a naval blockade on the Houthis, Sky News in Arabic reported, citing an Israeli source.

The article reminds us of how the IDF not only prepared for these attacks but also made sure civilians weren’t in harm’s way:

The Israeli air force reportedly conducted airstrikes at the same three Houthi-controlled Yemen ports on Sunday following a warning from the IDF’s Arabic spokesperson, Col. Avichay Adraee, that locals should evacuate until further notice.

“Due to the terrorist Houthi regime’s use of seaports for its terrorist activities, we urge all those present at these ports to evacuate and stay away from them for your own safety until further notice,” Adraee said before the strikes began.

Overall the offensives in Hamas and in Yemen are indications that Israel will not let terrorists get away with attacking them short term and more importantly long term. Hopefully the nation of Yemen can repel the Houthis themselves and turn an enemy into an ally. Prophetically that fits. And Gaza will return back into the hands of Israel as we also see in prophecy. We might have wondered why both of these things would happen, but now we know exactly why.