Houthi militants launched ballistic missiles at Israel on Saturday and Sunday, marking their entry into the monthlong Iran war that has already caused chaos in energy markets and killed thousands of people.
Some 3,500 sailors and marines arrived in the region on an amphibious assault ship, according to the U.S. military. Israel continued bombing Iran on Saturday, while Tehran stepped up strikes across the region and wounded more than a dozen American personnel in an attack on a Saudi base, according to multiple media reports.
The Yemen-based Houthis, who are supported by Iran, said they would continue operations until U.S.-Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic and its proxy militant groups, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, cease. Later Saturday, the Houthis said they carried out a second military operation targeting Israel with cruise missiles and drones.