Yemen’s Houthi movement conducted a new round of missile and drone attacks against the Red Sea port city of al-Makha on Sunday evening, following an earlier assault on the same target within a 24-hour period. According to Yemen’s armed forces, the latest strikes killed four military personnel and three civilians, while leaving 30 others wounded, predominantly civilians. Air defense systems reported intercepting 11 unmanned aircraft and two ballistic missiles that fell into the sea without striking their intended targets.
Footage from Houthi-affiliated media outlets showed the launches of multiple ballistic missiles and unmanned aircraft. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree stated that the operation targeted concentrations of Saudi troops and weapons storage facilities in the region. The armed forces reported that the strikes impacted civilian infrastructure, residential buildings, electrical generation facilities, and military installations throughout the city.
These attacks followed an earlier barrage on Sunday that resulted in at least 11 deaths, comprising eight military personnel and three civilians, alongside 32 injuries. The earlier strikes also inflicted substantial damage to port infrastructure, commercial facilities, and stored food supplies. Government forces said they additionally destroyed an unmanned explosive vessel approaching the commercial port.
The Houthis characterized the operation as a response to alleged continued military reinforcement by Saudi forces and allied troops along Yemen’s western coast and in Taiz province. Political representatives of the Houthi movement claimed that sustained explosions and fires visible at the port resulted from large quantities of weapons and military equipment stored there. The escalation extended beyond al-Makha to the al-Khokha district near Hodeidah, where a ballistic missile struck the residence of the government-appointed governor, though he reportedly survived the strike.
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