Houthis enter conflict, BBC reports. The Iran-backed rebel group launched a missile strike on Israel from Yemen, a day after they warned of intervention if attacks on Iran continued. Israel said it intercepted the missile.
Who are the Houthis? They are an armed political and religious group which champions Yemen’s Shia Muslim minority, the Zaidis. They have controlled much of north west Yemen since 2014, when they ousted the internationally-recognised government from the capital, Sanaa.