Houthi Attack Kills 7 in Yemen

A Houthi attack on the Red Sea port city of Mocha in Yemen killed at least 7 people and wounded 30 others, according to the Yemeni military. The attack targeted residential neighborhoods and the city's port area, causing extensive damage.

The Yemeni military intercepted and shot down 11 Houthi drones that participated in the attack. This incident is part of a larger escalation of the conflict between the Houthis and the internationally recognized government.

The conflict in Yemen has killed hundreds of thousands of people. A truce in Yemen's civil war between the Houthis and the internationally recognized government was reached in April 2022, but it collapsed last month as fighting between regional allies of the United States and Iran flared.

The Houthis have targeted Saudi tankers in the Red Sea and the kingdom's oil infrastructure. The conflict in Yemen has been reignited by the war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran. The Saudi-led coalition has struck Houthi-controlled Hodeidah and Kamaran, Yemen's largest island in the Red Sea.

The recent attacks are the deadliest in years in Yemen’s civil war and mark a major escalation in the conflict. The Iran-backed Houthis captured Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, in September 2014, with a Saudi-led coalition intervening in March 2015 on the side of the government.