- Viktor Bout is brokering weapons sales to Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, per The Wall Street Journal.
- Bout was released in a prisoner swap for Brittney Griner after a decade in US custody.
- Houthi rebels have been attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea since last year.
Israel sold military drones to Russia in 2015, after the Chrimea invasion started the war against Ukraine.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/analysis-drone-deals-heighten-military-ties-between-israel-and-russia
Israel refrained from supporting sanctions on Russia, so Russia would let it bomb Syria. Israel also refused to support Ukraine with weapons and urged Ukraine to surrender to Russia. Israel also denied the Russian responsibility for the nerve gas attack on Sergej Skripal and his daughter
Israel does not care the slightest about the interests of its western allies and Netanyahu considers Putin a “personal friend”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–Russia_relations