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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