Officials from Palestinian factions, including the Islamist Hamas movement, met a few days ago with Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis to coordinate their activities, a regional television broadcaster reported on Saturday. Houthi militants have been attacking ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in what they say is retaliation for Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip. Pro-Iran broadcaster Al Mayadeen, citing unidentified sources, reported that senior officials from Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine were reassured by the allied Houthis at the meeting …