"because they make shipping more expensive for Israel." That is an extremely slanted view of the situation. The Houthis attacked plenty of ships belonging to (

"because they make shipping more expensive for Israel." That is an extremely slanted view of the situation. The Houthis attacked plenty of ships belonging to (de iure or de facto) multiple nations and carrying plenty of someone else's cargo, thus disrupting about 12 per cent of the total volume of global trade. They aren't even trying to enforce a specific blockade ( blockade is act of war, but it must be limited to very specific cargo/ships). That is piracy 101 and pirates have been generally considered enemies of mankind since at least Antiquity. "liberation around the world." Yeah, like the way the Russians are "liberating" Bakhmut and Avdiivka. Without the Western militaries and their help, they could have "liberated" the entire Ukraine into one big smouldering heap of ruins.