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Why have the UK and US launched strikes on Yemen and who are the Houthis?

Sky News Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Attacks by Yemen's Houthi fighters - both on Israel and on commercial ships in the Red Sea - have led to British and US forces launching strikes in the area.
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