TEL AVIV/GAZA CITY —
 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu relocated a recent cabinet meeting to a fortified secret bunker in occupied Al-Quds, citing heightened security threats from Yemen’s Ansarullah movement, Israeli media reported.
According to Haaretz, Netanyahu’s office linked the move to escalating threats following a series of drone attacks targeting key Israeli military and strategic sites, claimed by the Yemeni armed group Ansarullah. 
Sources close to Netanyahu also suggested political motives, noting his upcoming court testimony in an ongoing trial may have influenced the unusual security precautions.
Ansarullah publicly claimed responsibility for drone strikes on Israel’s General Staff building in Jaffa, the Hadera power station, Ben Gurion Airport near Lod, and the Ashdod port. The group also said it attacked the commercial vessel MSC ABA Y in the northern Red Sea, accusing it of violating Yemen’s blockade on Israeli-bound shipments.
The escalation follows the targeted killings of Yemen’s Prime Minister Ahmad Ghalib al-Rahwi and several cabinet officials on August 28. The assassinations have hardened Yemeni resolve against what Ansarullah calls a “Western-imposed security order” protecting Israel. Thousands gathered in Sanaa for the officials’ funerals, where leaders vowed retaliation.
“Our revenge does not sleep, and dark days await you,” said Mahdi al-Mashat, head of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council. Acting Prime Minister Muhammad Miftah accused the United States, Israel, and allies of orchestrating the killings, declaring the Yemeni resistance faces “the strongest intelligence empire in the world.”
Two years into Israel’s war on Gaza, Yemen has become a key regional actor, deploying asymmetric naval and missile capabilities to challenge Israeli and Western control of the Red Sea. On August 22, Yemeni forces struck Ben Gurion Airport with missiles reportedly using cluster munitions for the first time against Israel, signaling a shift from deterrence to active disruption of Israeli infrastructure.
Maritime operations have also intensified, with Yemen targeting commercial ships violating its blockade on Israeli trade. In July, Yemeni forces sank two vessels en route to Israeli ports, reinforcing control over strategic shipping lanes. Analysts see Yemen’s approach as a hybrid deterrence strategy, combining moral resolve with military innovation despite overwhelming Western naval dominance.
Despite sanctions and limited U.S. strikes, Yemen’s forces have steadily improved drone and missile capabilities, imposing strategic costs on Israel and its allies without full-scale war. Yemeni officials warn that continued economic pressure risks provoking