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The Houthis held their fire for the first four weeks of the war, despite their affiliation with and backing from Iran. Now, the movement that still holds the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and the north and other areas of the country, has made its first move, firing missiles towards Israel.
The group fired towards Israel many times in support of Hamas after war erupted in Gaza, following the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. But those attacks, which had come to an end many months ago, did little real damage to Israel.
Where the Houthis pose a much bigger threat is off the coast of Yemen.
As part of their support for Hamas, the group targeted shipping coming through the Bab al-Mandab strait at the southern end of the Red Sea, between Yemen and the Horn of Africa. Their action then endangered that key commercial maritime route.
Were they to do so again, it would be another big blow to the global economy.
Read more in an article from BBC News.