Houthis capture Red Sea port city in push to seize Bab el-Mandeb
- Yemen's Houthis seized control of the strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha on Thursday and were advancing towards the Bab al-Mandeb strait, a Yemeni military source said.
- Witnesses said they saw Houthi forces entering the city while chanting "death to America, death to Israel".
- The city which has been held by Yemen’s internationally recognised government has been under sustained attack since early August, when more than 25 missiles struck it in a matter of days and forced port operations to halt.
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- Yemen's Houthis seized control of the strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha on Thursday and were advancing towards the Bab al-Mandeb strait, a Yemeni military source said.
- Witnesses said they saw Houthi forces entering the city while chanting "death to America, death to Israel".
- The city which has been held by Yemen’s internationally recognised government has been under sustained attack since early August, when more than 25 missiles struck it in a matter of days and forced port operations to halt.
Sources: Euronews