Jerusalem Post: Yemen Becomes a Direct Security Threat to “Israel” as Saudi–Emirati Coordination Collapses
Hebrew newspaper warns of a dangerous security vacuum in the Red Sea and says Ansar Allah have grown bolder and more effective amid the breakdown of “joint deterrence”
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The Hebrew newspaper Jerusalem Post has revealed rising concern within the security circles of the occupation entity, stressing that Yemen is no longer a marginal issue in Israeli calculations. Rather, it has become a direct security challenge threatening the occupation’s strategic interests in the region, foremost among them the security of maritime navigation in the Red Sea.
Riyadh–Abu Dhabi Rivalry Brings Down the “Strategic Bloc”
The newspaper noted that the escalating conflict between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in Yemen has led to the collapse of what it described as a “unified strategic bloc” on which the West and “Israel” had relied for years. This, it said, resulted in a dangerous security vacuum that Ansar Allah exploited to strengthen their influence and military capabilities.
The Red Sea: A Threatened Lifeline
The Hebrew analysis emphasized that the Red Sea represents a strategic lifeline for the Israeli occupation, warning that the absence of Saudi–Emirati coordination at the Bab al-Mandab Strait directly threatens Israeli freedom of navigation and grants Ansar Allah broader room to exert influence and pressure.
Erosion of Joint Deterrence and Rising Boldness of Ansar Allah
The newspaper asserted that the collapse of so-called “joint deterrence” has made Ansar Allah’s capabilities against ships and regional facilities more lethal and audacious, amid fragmentation and division within the opposing camp and the failure of Western efforts to contain this shift.
Abraham Accords Deepen the Rift
The report pointed out that the division has not been confined to the military arena, but has extended into the normalization track, where the “Abraham Accords” have shifted from a framework for regional cooperation against shared threats into a field of competition between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi.
According to the newspaper, the UAE’s momentum in the normalization process, contrasted with Saudi hesitation driven by domestic considerations, has led to a state of “diplomatic paralysis,” resulting in the absence of a “unified Arab partner” upon which the occupation can rely.
Israeli Concern Over a Volatile Regional Landscape
Jerusalem Post concluded its analysis by stressing that this reality places strategic planners in the occupation entity before a complex and volatile regional landscape, at a time when traditional tools of influence are receding and Yemen’s role is rising as an influential player in regional security equations.
