Mondayâs strike on a Norwegian tanker was the militiaâs latest flex on the fringes of the Israel-Hamas war. Once a scrappy tribal group, the Houthis now hold what analysts say are higher aspirations.Mondayâs strike on a Norwegian tanker was the militiaâs latest flex on the fringes of the Israel-Hamas war. Once a scrappy tribal group, the Houthis now hold what analysts say are higher aspirations.