Hezbollah and Revolutionary Guard Experts under Houthi Suspicion: New Arrangements in Yemen

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Experts from the Lebanese Hezbollah and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard stationed in Yemen have come under Houthi suspicion following a deep and extensive Israeli infiltration.

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In recent weeks, it has emerged that Israeli intelligence has penetrated Hezbollah, an organization known for its rigid security and preference for primitive technologies to avoid espionage. The Israeli infiltration has also targeted the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

Yemeni security and military sources said that the Houthi militias have implemented new measures, including the formation of a closed security circle to protect the militia leader Abdul Malik Al-Houthi. These measures follow the flight of other leaders who have gone into hiding in the caves of their stronghold in Saada.

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The sources added that Abdul Khaleq Al-Houthi, the brother of the militia leader, personally formed a small protection unit for Abdul Malik, composed mostly of field commanders from the frontlines, led by Mutlaq Al-Marani, known as “Abu Imad.”

The previous protection units were temporarily suspended and placed in a secured facility located in one of Saada’s caves. The security personnel, trained by Hezbollah experts in Lebanon, are now under intense scrutiny and isolated in a separate facility.

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Top Hezbollah experts have also been relocated to a separate cave, including a military expert who had acted as a liaison officer between the Houthi leader and Hezbollah’s top leadership in recent years.

The new protection unit has informed Hezbollah experts that their communication will now be exclusively with “Abu Imad,” and they will have no direct contact with Abdul Malik Al-Houthi until the state of emergency is lifted. All communication devices have been confiscated, their belongings thoroughly inspected, and their clothes replaced.

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Iranian Revolutionary Guard experts have also been isolated in another cave in Saada, expressing frustration at being treated with the same suspicion as Hezbollah.

The Houthis have imposed strict security measures on their leaders, completely isolating them from public appearances due to fears of Israeli targeting.

These measures followed the death of several Hezbollah leaders in Israeli operations, including senior figures such as Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, his deputy Fouad Shukr, and other first, second, and third-tier commanders.

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Sources also revealed that some Hezbollah and Iranian experts had been moved to Saada, considered safer due to its numerous mountain caves, which have been prepared for years to serve as military bases and temporary command centers in emergencies.

The Houthi militias also fear American security infiltrations, according to the same sources, having already arrested several members and relatives of high-ranking officials for allegedly communicating with foreign officials working in international organizations, whom the Houthis consider intelligence operatives.

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The deep Israeli infiltration, which targeted Hezbollah’s communication devices such as pagers and radios, has caused panic among the Houthis, who host dozens of Hezbollah experts specializing in missiles, drones, communication, and training.

The situation worsened with the assassination of Mohammad Surour, the head of Hezbollah’s air unit, on September 26, just three days after his arrival in Lebanon from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen. This has raised further suspicions among the Houthis that Hezbollah elements and leaders are now fully monitored.

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