Yemen Airstrike Escalation
Reported Saudi Coalition Airstrikes in Yemen Kill Six Civilians Amid Escalating Border Tensions
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Houthi-affiliated al-Masirah reported that five airstrikes hit Hayfan district in southern Taiz, killing one civilian, and that Al-Thawrah School was also struck.
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The Taiz report placed the market strike in Dhubab, a coastal district south of Mokha near the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait.
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The Houthis reportedly captured Dhubab and Mayyun Island on Sept. 11, the day after taking Mokha, including the island in the heart of the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
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The report characterized the Houthi advance as the sharpest escalation since a UN-brokered truce in 2022 largely halted major hostilities.
Saudi-led coalition airstrikes killed at least six civilians in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Mokha, according to Houthi-affiliated media, in strikes that marked the sharpest escalation since a UN-brokered truce in 2022. The reported dead in Mokha included two children and a woman, with eight others wounded. Separate strikes hit a market and school in Taiz province, killing at least one additional person.
The coalition said it intercepted six Houthi ballistic missiles aimed at Saudi cities Taif and Yanbu and vowed to respond firmly to further attacks. The strikes came after Houthi forces captured Mokha and nearby positions near the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, prompting Britain to prepare limited defensive support for Saudi Arabia, including aerial refueling for jets.
Mokha Strikes Kill Civilians Near Strategic Strait
Houthi media reported that multiple airstrikes on Mokha killed six civilians and wounded eight others on September 12. The dead included two children and one woman. Among the wounded were one child and one woman. Saudi Arabia did not immediately respond to the casualty reports, and the figures have not been independently verified by outside observers.
Mokha sits on Yemen's western coast near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, one of the world's most critical shipping lanes. The Houthis captured the city on September 10, then took the nearby Dhubab district and Mayyun Island two days later. This advance represents their deepest territorial gains since the 2022 truce took hold.
Market and School Targeted in Taiz Province
Five airstrikes hit Hayfan district in southern Taiz, killing one civilian, Houthi-affiliated media reported. Another strike destroyed Al-Thawrah School, though the report did not specify casualties there. The market strike hit Dhubab, a coastal district south of Mokha that the Houthis captured just days before.
Coalition Intercepts Missiles, Pledges Tough Response
Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said forces shot down six Houthi ballistic missiles fired at Taif and Yanbu inside Saudi Arabia. The coalition vowed it would "respond firmly" to any future attacks from the Iran-backed group. Saudi Arabia has not provided independent confirmation of the missile intercepts.
Britain is now preparing limited defensive backing for Saudi Arabia, including aerial refueling support for combat jets responding to Houthi drone and missile strikes. The move signals growing international concern over the escalation after months of relative calm following the 2022 ceasefire agreement.
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