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Retaliatory strikes between Israel and Houthis latest in cycle of flaring regional tensions
The Houthis, who see their campaign against Israel and commercial shipping in the Red Sea as part of an allied defense of Palestinians in Gaza, vowed to exact revenge with Houthi spokesperson Mohammed Abdulsalam telling Al Jazeera that Israel “has opened …