Security tightened around Netanyahu, Katz after Houthi threats of revenge – Middle East Monitor

Israel’s internal security service, Shin Bet, increased security measures on Sunday around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz, following threats of revenge issued by Yemen’s Houthi group after senior figures of the movement were killed in Yemen.

According to the official Israeli broadcaster Kan, Shin Bet has for days been taking “special and exceptional steps” to protect senior officials after the Houthis vowed to retaliate…