Houthis renew missile and drone attacks on Yemen’s port of al-Makha — SkimNews
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- Yemen's Houthis launched a renewed missile and drone assault on al-Makha (Mocha) on Sunday evening, killing at least seven people — four military personnel and three civilians — and wounding 30 others, less than 24 hours after earlier strikes killed 11.
- The earlier Sunday barrage struck al-Makha's commercial port, causing extensive damage to port infrastructure, commercial goods, and food supplies; government forces separately intercepted an unmanned explosive boat approaching the port.
- Yemen's military said air defenses intercepted 11 drones during the latest attack, while two ballistic missiles fell into the sea without hitting their targets.
- The Houthis claimed the operation targeted Saudi troop concentrations and weapon depots, asserting it was a response to an alleged Saudi military buildup along Yemen's western coast and in Taiz province.
- Houthi political council member Hizam al-Assad separately claimed that continuing explosions, fires, and columns of smoke from the port were caused by large quantities of weapons and military equipment stored there.
- The escalation extended to al-Khokha district south of Hodeidah, where government-appointed governor al-Hassan Taher survived an assassination attempt after a Houthi ballistic missile struck his residence, according to Al-Jumhuriya television.
Why it matters: The Houthis are striking Yemeni government-held territory, a commercial port, and a provincial governor in a single multi-front campaign, with air defenses intercepting 11 drones in one night. Damage to al-Makha's port infrastructure and food supplies hits a Saudi-aligned city already battered by an earlier barrage that killed 11, intensifying economic and military pressure on government-controlled areas along Yemen's western coast.
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