PREVIEW: Houthis Are Inconsistent and Unreliable, Their Terms for Attacks Shift GUEST NAME: Bridget Toomey (Foundation for Defense of Democracies) 100-WORD SUMMARY: Bridget Toomey discusses the Houthis in Yemen, noting that they are "completely inconsiste
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🗓️ 13 October 2025
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GUEST NAME: Bridget Toomey (Foundation for Defense of Democracies)
100-WORD SUMMARY: Bridget Toomey discusses the Houthis in Yemen, noting that they are "completely inconsistent and unreliable." While they currently state they will hold off on attacks if there is a ceasefire concerning Gaza and Hamas is content, their terms constantly shift. Their current demands involve ending the blockade on Gaza and allowing aid in. Toomey emphasizes that the Houthis might decide to attack Israel tomorrow based on a new impetus, despite any statements made today.
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| 0:23.1 | colleague Bridget Toomey of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, watching the Houthis and Yemen |
| 0:28.7 | and the capital, Sanah, will the Houthis continue to attack while we're looking at the summit in |
| 0:35.9 | Cairo and the peace deal between Gaza and the rest of the world, really, right now in summit form, however, Bridget reminds us that the Houthis are not known for consistency. |
| 0:51.9 | Is Bridget Toomey on what we can expect, what's happening now, out of the |
| 0:56.2 | unconquered Houthis of North Yemen. More of this tonight. So what they're saying now is that |
| 1:03.7 | it's the, you know, the ending the blockade on Gaza, allowing Aden. Their terms have changed a little bit depending on what it seems like |
| 1:12.6 | Hamas is asking for. And quite frankly, they're completely inconsistent and unreliable. So |
| 1:18.1 | they might say one thing today and tomorrow they might decide they have a new impetus to attack |
| 1:25.5 | Israel. So right now they say with the with the ceasefire in place, |
| 1:31.9 | with Hamas kind of, you know, to some extent, accepting what's going on content with |
| 1:37.3 | things as they are, they're going to hold off on attacks. |
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