Houthis Claim They Dismantled US–Israeli–Saudi Spy Network Run From Saudi Arabia

Overview

• The Houthi-run Interior Ministry said it arrested members of a joint espionage ring overseen from a Saudi-based operations room involving the CIA, Mossad, Saudi intelligence, and Israeli military intelligence.
• Officials released videos of detainees appearing to confess to training, travel, and intelligence-gathering tasks, while providing no confirmed tally of arrests.
• A source close to the group said many of those held are Yemeni staff of UN agencies such as WFP, WHO, and UNICEF, as the UN notes dozens of Yemeni aid workers remain in Houthi detention.
• Houthi political chief Mahdi al-Mashat publicly praised the operation and cast it as part of Yemen’s support for Palestinians, while a senior information official accused Saudi Arabia of breaching a de-escalation understanding.
• Reports cited no corroborating evidence and carried no responses from the United States, Israel, or Saudi Arabia to the allegations.