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What comes after strikes on Houthis?

The Houthis have said they will respond after the U.S. and U.K. hit the Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen. The U.S. says the strikes were retaliation for continued Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more on how the White House decided to act. And Phil Stewart, military affairs and intelligence correspondent for Reuters, joined CBS News to discuss the threat of war spreading throughout the Middle East.

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Israel, Saudis work to establish diplomacy

A delegation from Saudi Arabia is in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday, a day after officials met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. Israel's tourism minister also made an official public visit to Saudi Arabia as the two countries have been discussing efforts to establish diplomatic ties. Steven Simon, a professor of Middle Eastern studies at the University of Washington, joined CBS News to discuss the possible history at stake with the meetings.

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