Houthis target Israel for first time since war began

Ah yes, the US, a beacon of civilisation

Iraq gave full authority/right to millitias to fight back, basically entering the war

Just follow any non US News sources; Iraqi Official Tells Alhurra Why Iraq Authorized PMF to Respond to Attacks | Alhurra https://alhurra.com/en/17039 > On Tuesday, the Ministerial Council for National Security announced in a statement that all security forces, including the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), were authorized to “act under the principle of the right to respond and self-defense” against any attacks targeting their positions, whether carried out by warplanes or drones. The decision followed an attack on a PMF headquarters in Anbar province that killed at least 15 fighters, including the PMF operations commander in the province. > On Tuesday, Iraq’s Joint Operations Command, for the first time, accused the United States and Israel of being responsible for targeting the PMF in Anbar. And as we speak Yemen (Houthis) have just started strikes against Israel; https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cje4x38q8xqt > Houthis confirm they launched attack against Israel > The Iranian backed Houthis in Yemen have confirmed they have attacked Israel for the first time since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran. > The group says it fired a barrage of ballistic missiles "targeting sensitive Israeli military sites" in response to the targeting of in Iran, Lebanon, Iraq and Palestinian territories. It adds that its operations will continue until the "aggression" on all fronts ends. They've also threatened to close the Bab al-Mandab Strait last week (which they have successfully done before). Most analysts just think they're holding onto this at Iran's request as a card to play later on.