This is CBSI on the world. I'm John Baxter.

Bill, you have a question about the Houthis for David.

Yes, David. And amidst all of this confusion about what's happening in Syria,

the Houthis have been continuing to launch attacks against the Israelis,

and we have another ballistic missile strike that occurred today.

What is the Israeli position vis-a-vis the Houthis?

In the past, they've launched significant strikes against Houthi infrastructure.

But they've been limited.

Now that Hesbila has, you know, you know, that there's a ceasefire there, do we think the Israelis are going to pound the Houthis this time around?

Well, right now, as you know, they're busy with Syria, and I think that's going to be a more immediate concern.

The Houthis can be parried temporarily, and that's what the Israelis did for a while before they launched their first strike

in Syria or sorry, in Yemen. They kind of absorbed a lot until that Jaffa drone happened to kill

an Israeli citizen in Tel Aviv. And that's when they decided we need to respond and respond in kind.

Right now, again, priority is securing their northern flank when it comes to Syria,

making sure that critical strategic weapons, advanced weaponry, anti-air defenses,

chemical weapons don't fall into the hands of nefarious actors, be it HTS, where the Israelis don't seem to trust.

Or just in the chaos of a post-Assad Syria, weapons are basically a free-for-all, right?

It's not like these things have been secured by the new ostensible authorities in Damascus

in such a way that would prevent them from falling into the hands of others.

So secure that first and then turn to the Houthis.

The Houthis are now the last active support front.

The Iraqis, as far as I can recall right now, they're not even issuing fake state.

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