SANA’A (YEMEN) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Houthi militia forces have reached the city of Dhobab, located directly on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait opposite Perim Island, according to two Yemeni government sources cited by Al Arabiya. Another government source reported that the militiamen have also deployed to the strategic island of Mayyun, situated in the middle of the strait.
Amid intensifying Houthi attacks, the militia launched five ballistic missiles at areas south and west of Taiz province, sparking panic among the population and forcing dozens of families to flee.
According to local residents, the missiles were launched from Mount Oman, east of Taiz, targeting Bab el-Mandeb, Hijat al-Abd, and Ras al-Aara. Al Hadath sources also reported two airstrikes on sites near Mokha Airport and two others on the city’s port, where fires subsequently broke out.
Meanwhile, violations against civilians are worsening in the Waziyah, Mawza, and Hays (Hodeidah) areas, where a massive wave of displacement is underway. Arrest campaigns and home raids have driven over 150 families to abandon their homes and head for the Bani Omar area south of Taiz, which is under government control. Also in Hodeidah, Houthi forces have raided the offices of several humanitarian organizations.
Following renewed Houthi attacks around Mokha, government forces have repositioned and reinforced their deployment along the west coast, sending reinforcements from the city of Mokha to the Dhobab area in Taiz province. The Yemeni National Defense Council declared last night that any “temporary” battlefield advance by the Houthis would not entitle them to impose a *fait accompli* by force, emphasizing the State’s and the armed forces’ ability to regain the initiative and continue the “deterrence operation” on all fronts.
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