More Houthi strikes on al-Makha could push Red Sea shipping and regional security into a sharper crisis.
The Red Sea remains a critical trade corridor. Repeated attacks on port infrastructure raise the risk of wider shipping disruption and more civilian casualties.
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The Red Sea remains a critical trade corridor. Repeated attacks on port infrastructure raise the risk of wider shipping disruption and more civilian casualties.
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Yemen’s Houthis launched another round of missile and drone attacks on al-Makha less than 24 hours after an earlier strike on the city and its commercial port. Government forces said they intercepted six drones and a bomb boat, while two ballistic missiles fell into the sea. The earlier attack killed at least 11 people and damaged port infrastructure, commercial goods and food supplies.
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Houthis hit Yemen’s al-Makha again, escalating Red Sea port violence
A second wave of missiles and drones followed an earlier deadly strike, keeping pressure on a strategic port city and nearby shipping routes.
