The Take: After bombing Qatar, why did Israel strike Yemen?
Israel strikes Yemen’s capital, fuelling disruption and paranoia. How is the escalation being felt by common Yemenis?

Israel has intensified its strikes in Yemen, targeting the Houthi leadership and plunging the capital Sanaa into deadly chaos. The attacks have killed dozens, prompted a climate of fear, led to mass detentions – including of United Nations staff – and threatened critical humanitarian aid. So, how is the escalation being felt by Yemeni civilians?
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Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Diana Ferrero, Tracie Hunte, Sarí el-Khalili, and Tamara Khandaker with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Chloe K. Li, Melanie Marich, Kisaa Zehra, Farhan Rafid, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Noor Wazwaz and Kylene Kiang.
The Take production team is Marcos Bartolomé, Sonia Bhagat, Spencer Cline, Sarí el-Khalili, Diana Ferrero, Tracie Hunte, Tamara Khandaker, Kylene Kiang, Phillip Lanos, Chloe K. Li, Melanie Marich, Catherine Nouhan, Amy Walters, and Noor Wazwaz. Our editorial interns are Farhan Rafid, and Kisaa Zehra. Our host is Malika Bilal.
Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Andrew Greiner is lead of audience engagement. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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