Houthis will intervene to defend Iran, like Palestinians in Gaza, official says
A member of Yemen's Houthi movement told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that the group will intervene to support Iran against Israel like it did in support of Palestinians in Gaza.
Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthi movement's political bureau, told Al Jazeera Mubasher TV that the group is coordinating with Tehran.
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