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Houthi rebels: who are they and what do they want to achieve?

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Since the war in Gaza began, the Iranian backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have been firing missiles and drones at Israel.
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Amid increasing attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, tonight the rebel group claimed they struck a British oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden.

The Houthis control a swathe of territory in Yemen's north and west - including the capital Sanaa and crucially, a long stretch of Red Sea coast.

The US government says it will designate the Houthis as a terrorist organisation.

We’ve been looking into who they are - and what they want to achieve - and a warning there are some distressing images in this report.
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