Israeli Channel 12 quoted Defense Minister Yisrael Katz as saying for the first time that Israel was responsible for the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, also threatening to target Houthi leaders.

Katz vowed to target the Houthis' infrastructure, saying that Israel would "behead their leaders" as it did with the leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah, Ismail Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar, and Hassan Nasrallah.

The Israeli Defense Minister also vowed to deliver "severe strikes against the Houthis," threatening to damage their strategic infrastructure, before adding, "We will do to Sanaa and Hodeidah what we did to Gaza, Lebanon, and Tehran."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel is working in a systematic manner to dismantle what he calls the axis of evil, declaring that Israel is changing the Middle East and strengthening its position as a central state in the region.

Netanyahu said, “We destroyed the brigades of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), struck Hezbollah in Lebanon, and killed (Hassan) Nasrallah.”