Tel Aviv, July 2 -- Israel's Defence Minister, Israel Katz, on Wednesday issued a stern warning to the "tail of the snake"--Yemen--hinting military strike against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

The minister drew a parallel between Yemen and Iran, suggesting that Israel will deal with both countries in a similar manner.

In a post on X, Katz said, "The fate of Yemen is like the fate of Tehran. After we struck the head of the snake in Tehran, we will also strike the tail of the snake in Yemen. Whoever raises his hand against Israel, his hand will be cut off."

This comes after Israel intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward the Jewish state on Tuesday night.

Spokesperson for the Houthis, Yahya Saree, said the group targeted Ben Gu...