Saudi-backed forces capture Mokha
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces capture strategic port city of Mokha, after Houthi attacks Jazan and Najran airports, causing injuries and damage.
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces capture strategic port city of Mokha, after Houthi attacks Jazan and Najran airports, causing injuries and damage.

Sources tell Reuters that Saudi Arabia is preparing a possible offensive against Iran-backed Houthis, with plans ranging from a Bab el-Mandeb assault to a broader Yemen campaign.

Capture of Al-Mokha puts Houthi forces closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, raising fears of a new chokehold on global trade and energy routes.

Houthi ballistic missile strike on a commercial vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait kills six people, marking the first fatalities of this maritime conflict.


The Houthi rebels in Yemen are trying to take over the strait of Bab el-Mandeb, thus allowing it to control Israel's southernmost naval bay.

Presidential palace comes under canon fire as Houthis demand control to give their backers Iran domination, and a way to cut off Israel.
