Saudi Arabia refuses request from Netanyahu to join fight against Houthis, says report

Saudi Arabia refuses request from Netanyahu to join fight against Houthis, says report Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman denied a request by Israel to join the fight against the Houthis in Yemen, Israeli media have reported. A diplomatic source told Haaretz that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had, through US mediation, offered to help fight the Iran-linked group in part as a means of strengthening ties with the kingdom. Mohammed bin Salman, however, opposed the move, fearing a backlash among the Saudi public. US President Donald Trump and Netanyahu had long trumpeted the prospect of Israel and Saudi normalisation after the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco did so in 2020. However, the beginning of the genocide in Gaza in October 2023 appears to have sunk those plans. Read more: Saudi Arabia refuses request from Netanyahu to join fight against Houthis, says report