Reports say Saudi-Israeli contacts were held via US mediation

Diplomatic sources said contacts were held between Saudi Arabia and Israel through US mediation, and that Israel helped during the process to identify Houthi military positions and expose the group's intentions. Walla reported, citing diplomatic sources in the Middle East, that Saudi Arabia and Israel held talks mediated by US Central Command in order to help the Saudis work against the Houthis by providing intelligence information. The site also said Israel had provided assistance to Saudi Arabia in its ongoing war against the Houthis in Yemen, while Yisrael Hayom said yesterday that Saudi Arabia asked the US Central Command to contact the Israeli government to request military assistance against the Houthis in Yemen.