The Husis said they will continue attacks on Israel until the Gaza ceasefire is lifted

The Houthis will continue to attack Israel until a complete ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the truce comes into effect. Ansar Allah leader Abdel Malik al-Husi said on January 16.

"Our operations in support of the Palestinian people will continue if the enemy continues genocide and escalation until an agreement is reached," Al Jazeera TV quoted him as saying in its Telegram channel.

At the same time, he called the breakthrough in the talks "an important event."

The agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza became known the day before. It is expected to start operating on January 19. During the first stage of 42 days, 33 Israeli hostages should be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

At the same time, on Thursday, January 16, the Telegram channel of the military wing of the Palestinian radical movement Hamas reported that the Israeli military struck the place where one of the hostages, who is to be released in the first stage of the deal, was located. Hamas representatives noted that any manifestations of aggression on the part of Israel could "turn the release of hostages into a tragedy."

At the same time, Ruslan Andreev, an expert at the Polylog Group and political consultant, expressed the opinion that Israel, despite the ceasefire agreement, is interested in continuing the conflict with Hamas.

The situation in the Middle East escalated on the morning of October 7, 2023, when the Palestinian radical movement Hamas subjected Israel's territory to a massive rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. On the same day, Israel began retaliatory strikes.