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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Maziar Motamedi

Why did Yemen’s Houthis launch attack on Israel, will it help Gaza?

People brandish rifles and Palestinian flags during a march to show solidarity with Gaza, in the Yemeni capital Sanaa [Mohammed Huwais/AFP]

The Houthi movement in Yemen shot down a United States drone on Wednesday night, more than a week after effectively declaring war on Israel, raising fears of a regional escalation.

The move by the Iran-linked group, which controls vast swaths of Yemen, comes as Tel Aviv continues to bomb the Gaza Strip, killing more than 10,500 Palestinians, more than 4,300 of them children.

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