Houthi tribesmen gather around military vehicles to show defiance after U.S. and UK air strikes on Houthi positions near Sanaa, Yemen February 4, 2024
Houthi tribesmen gather to show defiance after U.S. and UK air strikes on Houthi positions near Sanaa, Yemen February 4, 2024
  • An analyst has warned that the Houthis' next target could be undersea internet cables.
  • Yemen's UN-recognized government said there is a "serious threat" to global digital infrastructure. 
  • Houthis have previously disavowed the notion, and may not have the technology to reach the cables.

Yemen's UN-recognized government has warned of the possibility that Houthi rebels could cut undersea internet cables off the country's Red Sea coast, calling it "a serious threat to one of the most important digital infrastructures in the world."