Israel's Yemen strike will embolden Huthis: analysts

Saturday's strike on the port city of Hodeida, which the rebels say killed six people and triggered a massive fire, will provide the Huthis with "political capital", said Maged Al-Madhaji, co-founder of the Sanaa Centre for Strategic Studies think tank. "They legitimise Huthi claims that they are waging a war with Israel," which could widen the rebel's appeal amid growing anger in Yemen over the Gaza war, he told AFP. Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October, the Huthis have positioned...