Yemeni military says Houthi attack on Mocha kills 7, wounds 30 AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
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Mokha is one of the main ports under Yemen’s internationally recognized government and has been renovated to handle shipping that avoids the Houthi-held port of Hodeida. The military later said the Houthis tried to attack with an explosive-laden unmanned boat, and that missiles landed in several areas, including near a television channel. Details have emerged on the potential deal between Iran and Oman on managing the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Israel is rejecting a deal announced by President Donald Trump for Gaza. They also said they attacked an oil facility in neighboring Saudi Arabia. Residents in Mokha confirmed they heard blasts in the area, with one saying they "heard explosions from drones and air defences over the port and city". The same military source said some locations targeted by the Commonwealth Casino Australia Iran-backed group housed Saudi troops but no casualties had been reported among military personnel from the Gulf kingdom. One of the two military sources said the Houthis also targeted pro-government forces and installations outside Mokha and sites on islands near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the shipping chokepoint at the southern entrance to the Red Sea.
Aug 10 (Reuters) – The Yemeni military said seven people including military personnel and civilians were killed and 30 others wounded in a Houthi attack on the Red Sea port city of Mocha, civilian infrastructure and armed forces. Aug 10 (Reuters) – The Yemeni military said seven people including military personnel and civilians were killed and 30 others wounded in a Houthi attack on the Red Sea port city of Mocha, civilian infrastructure and armed forces. Fayed al-Noman, assistant undersecretary of the information ministry, said the rebels fired missiles and drones, severely damaging port buildings and piers as well as commercial goods and food supplies. The breakdown of the UN-backed 2022 accord came as the rebels announced a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia, hitting Saudi tankers in the Red Sea and the kingdom's oil infrastructure, in parallel with Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. But the people stressed the terms could still change before the deal is final. According to the two people, the deal is endorsed by members of the Gulf Cooperation Council and is expected to be jointly announced by Iran, Oman, the United States and the International Maritime Organization of the United Nations. The National Resistance Forces, a Yemeni government-allied force, said at least seven people – four troops and three civilians – were killed and 15 civilians were injured in the Houthi attack on Yemen’s Red Sea port of Mokha.
Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Sunday struck a government-held port on the country’s Red Sea coast, killing several people and deepening fears over threats to strategic Middle East shipping routes and a potential return to civil war. "Four members of the armed forces and three civilians have been killed, and 30 others injured," the Yemeni military said in a statement early on Monday. Earlier, Saree said the Houthis had struck an oil facility on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast after the Gulf kingdom's energy ministry said it had extinguished a fire at the Jazan site. "Four members of the armed forces and three civilians have been killed, and 30 others injured," the Yemeni military said in a statement early on Monday. The Houthis recently declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea, targeting several tankers. Iran says it struck Kuwait in retaliation for US strikes on multiple locations in Iran, including Qeshm island. Houthis say Red Sea route remains free to use, pushing back on report of new shipping fees. A deal between the US and Iran could be signed within 48 hours, according to US officials.
To renewed military operations or further disrupt maritime traffic in the region. Particularly given the ongoing military tensions related to the Houthis and maritime traffic in the Red Sea. On maritime security and the movement of commercial vessels transiting the Red Sea. The U.S. Central Command has said the blockade had redirected 53 commercial vessels, disabled two and boarded two through Saturday. Tehran’s demands include that the U.S. never threaten Iran again, a permanent end to the war with Iran and its armed allies, a lifting of the naval blockade of Iranian ports and a withdrawal of U.S. military from the area. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the deal on Gaza announced by Trump last month, saying that Israel’s military “will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed.” The Strait of Hormuz, crucial to global supplies of oil and natural gas, was considered an international waterway before the war. Yahya Saree, a Houthi military spokesperson, said they also targeted an Aramco refinery in the Saudi city of Jazan with a drone in response to Saudi drones’ breaching Yemen’s airspace over the provinces of Hajjah and Saada.
He added that the attack on the facility operated by Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil firm Aramco was launched in response to incursions by drones from the Gulf monarchy into northwest Yemen. The Houthis' military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group had targeted "Saudi enemy" troops and equipment in the area with missiles and drones. Two military sources with the government forces earlier confirmed that at least eight troops had been killed in the strikes and more than 40 personnel were injured. A medical source in Mokha, held by Yemen's internationally recognised, Aden-based government, said three civilians and eight military personnel had been killed in the Houthi attacks.
