Defence Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday said that Israel will begin targeting leaders of Yemen’s Houthi rebel group and vowed that Israel will not allow missile and drone fire to continue unchecked, a

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz admitted on Monday for the first time publicly to Israel's killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran in July, further risking tensions between Tehran and its arch-enemy Israel in a region shaken by Israel's war in Gaza and the conflict in Lebanon.

Ismail Haniyeh was Hamas's most prominent leader until his death in July.

Israel's defence minister has admitted that Israel killed Hamas's political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July. Israel has also vowed to target the heads of the Iran-backed Houthi movement.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz admitted on Monday (December 23) for the first time publicly to Israel's killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran in July, further risking tensions between Tehran and its arch-enemy Israel in a region shaken by Israel's war in Gaza and the conflict in Lebanon.

In a first, Israel's defense minister Israel Katz confirmed that Israel had assassinated Hamas' top leader Ismail Haniyeh last summer and is threatening to take similar action against the leadership of the Houthi rebel group in Yemen.

Israel has officially confirmed the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran in July. This is the first time Israel confessed its role in the incident. The confession may escalate further tension in the region.

After Houthi militants in Yemen fired ballistic missiles in Israel on Tuesday (Dec 24), Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Israel will begin targeting the Houthi rebel group, further vowing that Israel will not allow missile and drone fire on the country.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz publicly acknowledged for the first time on Monday that Israel was responsible for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran in July.