How powerful are Yemen's Houthi rebels?

Yemen's Houthi rebels have stepped up attacks in the Red Sea. But who are they, and why are they attacking vessels along one of the world's most important shipping routes? CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio and Center for Strategic and International Studies senior adviser Mark Cancian explain.

[waangun]

Wouldn't it have been easier and cheaper to force israel to stop killing civilians in gaza rather than forming a 10 nation task force to stop the houthis attack

[DonKeibals]

Houthi said they will stop targeting ships when Israel allows more humanitarian aid to Palestinian families. Israel, so far, refuses but they will lose millions$ in revenue weekly, if the embargo continues

[SCOUT-hh]

"PROSPERITY GUARDIAN"😂😂 Hypocrites.

[uoohknk]

So we are protecting goods more than we are protecting Palestinian civilians? I am glad we are sending a strong message.

[phillybeccio]

Yemen has the right to defend themselves

[robertdlucas]

Is the guest silly? The Houthi do have a say in what is occurring.They have stated their position.

[nexus-qbbu]

10 nations about to find out what Red sea "operation" is all about.

[haiderabbas]

Yemen has full right to defend their sea territory

[holaclive]

Only economic hardship moves the west, not human suffering.

[Wisdomseeker]

Huge respect to the Houthis. Yemen is dirt poor and weak, yet they are still fighting hard for their Muslim brothers in Palestine even though it has no benefit to them at all. They have no bone in this at all. They are doing it purely to help their brothers! I hope they succeed.

[kamaldialektic]

Love & respect to Yemen and its brave people from Iran.

[azizulhishamchehashim]

Wow, I am impress with the so called the "chosen people". They need 10 countries against 1 country.... But at the same time I am confuse on why no privileges been given by the chosen one God to them.... 😂😂😂

[chapelknight]

This has shed a lot of light on the Saudi war on Yemen.

[drpk]

Houthis said they wont allow any ship destined or related to Israel to pass their water since Israel is starving the people of Gaza.
They said they dont do anything to any other shipment. And to be honest, what they ask seems to be legitimate.
But the interesting thing is how America and other countries rush to save Israel while doing a Genocide while Israel itself didn't join the funny-named operation.

[mikecohen]

One should never underestimate that the Houthis do not have their own foreign policy, and the ability to carry it out, freighters, and tankers are big fat targets, and convoys or not, the Houthis have the means to target them, nor will it take much to drive up the war insurance shipping premiums, to unprofitable levels. Companies will start to divert to the southern route around Africa, read that as more time and higher cost.

[akeelfida]

All this is being done to support Sunni muslims of gaza as u himself said it...Mr analyst...But before that u said Iran support whole shias around the world, then why he is supporting sunnies of palastine....Point is iran is actually supporting all the oppressed ones in whole world irrespective of their religion....And west is backing all the terrorists irrespective of their religion

[zakout]

How hypocritical this free world is, led by US, who refuse to violate international law regarding the seas, which only harms Israel, and turn a blind eye to Israel’s violation of humanitarian law in Gaza.

[Iwantjewstodie]

Is it possible for me as an American to join the people of Yemen?

[cyhoued]

We Yemenis have nothing to lose, and we have given our lives in sacrifice for Palestine, Jerusalem, and our beloved Gaza.

[BestFrenchLessons]

It’s their determination that is their strength. That’s what should worry abt