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Yemen’s Houthis emerge from Gaza war emboldened, and with more enemies. Once a largely local threat, Houthis now challenge Israeli and Western interests, leading to increased focus.
Houthis have gone through something of a transformation in their reputation since the onset of Israel’s war on Gaza in October 2023.

A rebel group from Yemen’s far north, the Houthis had fought the Yemeni government and a Saudi-led coalition for almost a decade, proving a degree of military prowess, but had little ability to project power regionally, even as they occasionally fired missiles and drones towards Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.