Who are these "freedom fighters" of which you speak? It can't be the Houthis - they are terrorists who terrorize not only merchant shipping but also the Yemeni population.
One's terrorist another's freedom fighters.
Well, sometimes.
Some terrorists are fighting for freedom.
Some are just patsies in the geopolitical games played by larger nations.
Such as by the rump of a former superpower, that's desperately trying to recover its relevance through violence against a neighbour, and having embarrassed itself, is now casting about for ways to distract the rest of the world from assisting their primary victim.
It's becoming increasingly clear that Russia is the major reason for the outbreak of violence in the Middle East.
As a strategy to distract the US from supporting Ukraine, having Hamas make a suicidal attack (whose preparation without detection by Israel is certainly way beyond Hamas's unassisted capabilities) is a pretty effective move. Well done, Russia.
Russia's military prowess might be a pale shadow of that of the Soviet Union, but her deviousness in the game of deception and distraction is undiminished.
Americans were never good at that game. They're far too loud, and far too open and upfront; And they tend to be easily distracted and easily misled, too. Particularly when Israel is involved.
Iran is happy to help their Russian buddies by providing laundry services to mask the identity of the puppet master. The Houthis (and Hamas) are being played by Tehran; and in turn the Iranians are played by Moscow.
Tehran avoids getting bombed by the Americans; Moscow avoids getting thrashed by Ukrainians with full access to American weapons and funds.
Everyone wins.
Well, except the Israelis, the Palestinians, the Houthis, the Ukrainians, and anyone who was trying to consign seafreight via Suez.