Operation Red Sea: The Untold Story of Israel’s Covert Missions in Yemen

The Nuclear Scientist Who Vanished Twice

Dr. Ahmed Al-Hadi, a Yemeni physicist trained in Russia, allegedly designed Iran’s first uranium centrifuge.

In 2015, Mossad lured him to a safe house in Aden, offering asylum.
The Houthis raided the compound, and Al-Hadi disappeared.
But in 2023, he resurfaced in Tel Aviv.

How?

"We faked his death," stated an ex-Mossad agent.

"The Houthis buried a body double."

Bedouin smugglers and rogue Saudi officers serve as the foundation for Israel's covert operations in Yemen.

An Israeli Dolphin-class submarine covertly docked near Socotra Island.
Commandos deployed to target a Houthi missile depot.
The mission succeeded—but at a cost:
- Two agents were captured.
- Houthi propaganda videos later showed their faces.
- Their fate?

"We don’t leave men behind," an IDF spokesperson said cryptically.

In 2024, Israeli counterintelligence uncovered a mole codenamed “Sheba”.

He was leaking Mossad plans to the Houthis.
The traitor? A high-ranking cybersecurity officer.
His motive?
- Revenge for Israeli airstrikes?
- A deeper loyalty to Yemen?

The trial begins next month.

Control the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and you control 8% of global oil shipments.

Israel’s secret missions in Yemen aren’t about ideology—they’re about survival.

As one analyst put it:

"If the Houthis block the Red Sea, Israel’s economy sinks."