so the question many have been asking and the searches we have seen on the bbc news website underline that many once to know who the houthis are and what they want. live now to dr elisabeth kendall, specialist on yemen and middle east at the university of cambridge. thank you forjoining us. first of all, who are the houthis? the? thank you forjoining us. first of all, who are the houthis? they are a u-arouin all, who are the houthis? they are a growing that all, who are the houthis? they are a grouping that emerged all, who are the houthis? they are a grouping that emerged in all, who are the houthis? they are a grouping that emerged in the - all, who are the houthis? they are a grouping that emerged in the north l grouping that emerged in the north of yemen and they are notjust a tribe, although they are named after theirformer tribe, although they are named after their former leader who was killed in 2004 and they are currently led by one of his brothers but they are fundamenta
you re watching bbc news. let s stay with those strikes in yemen, and hear from dr elisabeth kendall, specialist on yemen and middle east at cambridge university. she explained why we re seeing attacks in the red sea. we need to take them, at least to some degree, at face value. i do believe that ideologically, the houthis think they are defending the palestinians against the might of israel, america and their allies, but there is of course also a bit of scepticism about this, it works very well for them politically at the same time, and their motives are domestic, regional and international. domestically, they can now position themselves as the hero, as those who are defending the palestinians who nobody else appears at least around the arab world to be able to defend or speak out against america and
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