The Houthis are an extremist Shia-Islamist movement and terrorist army.Ā Backed by Iran, this organization controls approximately one-third of Yemenās territory and more than two-thirds of the countryās population. It has emerged as a prominent player in theĀ Israel-Hamas war, which began on October 7 with a mass murder attack by Hamas on Israelis. Find out what the Houthi rebels fighting for and who are the Houthis and what do they want.