Key facts
- Houthis launched six ballistic missiles and four drones at Marib city.
- At least four people were wounded in Marib, with damage to homes and vehicles.
- Attacks on Mocha port caused an estimated $16 million in damages.
- Seven people, including security personnel and port employees, were killed at Mocha port.
- Fighting has intensified across Marib, al-Jawf, al-Dhalea, and Taiz provinces.
Yemen's Houthi movement launched fresh missile and drone attacks on the government-held city of Marib and the Red Sea port city of Mocha, wounding civilians, damaging property, and forcing the suspension of commercial operations at the port. The Marib Governorate reported that the Houthis fired six ballistic missiles and launched four drones at residential neighborhoods, wounding at least four people and damaging homes and vehicles. One strike hit a bakery, wounding one person. The governorate called on the international community to condemn these attacks as violations of international humanitarian law. Meanwhile, repeated Houthi attacks have forced commercial and maritime operations at Mocha port to stop, causing an estimated $16 million in damages, according to the port's director. He stated that the port had been struck by more than 25 missiles since August 9, killing seven people, including security personnel and port employees. The renewed violence has also spread to Taiz province, where the Yemeni military reported drone strikes on Houthi gatherings. Fighting has intensified across several provinces, ending the relative calm that followed the April 2022 truce. The conflict, which began in 2014, has plunged Yemen into a severe humanitarian and economic crisis. The chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council warned that the attacks on Mocha port threaten shipping traffic and food and fuel supplies.