Core Viewpoint - The Houthi armed group has significantly escalated its military actions against U.S. and Israeli targets, indicating a broader regional conflict linked to the ongoing Israel-Palestine tensions. Group 1 - The Houthi armed group announced the downing of a U.S. MQ-9 drone using surface-to-air missiles, marking the fourth such incident in two weeks [1] - On the same day, U.S. airstrikes in the Bani Matar area of Sana'a province resulted in 6 deaths and 20 injuries, with ongoing rescue efforts suggesting the casualty count may rise [2] - The Houthi group claimed that this was the third MQ-9 drone downed in ten days and the eighteenth aircraft downed since the recent escalation of the Israel-Palestine conflict [4] Group 2 - Following the escalation, the Houthi armed group launched two ballistic missiles targeting military bases in Ashdod and Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv [5] - The Israeli Defense Forces confirmed the detection of two missiles from the direction of Yemen and reported successful interception of one missile, with no casualties [6][7]