Suspected Houthi fighter arrested in Germany

BERLIN: A Yemeni man suspected of having fought with the country’s Iran-backed Houthis was arrested in Germany on Thursday, prosecutors said.
The man, partially named as Hussein H., was detained by police in the southern town of Dachau, the federal prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
He is suspected of “being a member of a terrorist organization” after allegedly joining the Houthis in October 2022.
Prosecutors said the man, after receiving ideological and military training, had briefly fought for the militia in clashes in Yemen’s central Marib province in early 2023.
The Houthis have imposed strict rule over the large swathe of Yemen under their control, covering two-thirds of the population.
Since the Gaza war broke out after the Hamas attack of October 2023, the Houthis have regularly fired missiles and drones at maritime traffic and at Israel in what they say are acts of solidarity with Palestinians.
The militia warned Monday they would impose a “naval blockade” on the Israeli port of Haifa after the country’s military intensified its offensive in Gaza.