In brief
Yemen’s Houthi‑controlled port city of Mocha was hit by airstrikes early Wednesday, according to Xinhua and the Houthi‑run al‑Masirah TV, which blamed “Saudi aggression warplanes.” Local residents heard powerful explosions, but officials from Saudi Arabia announced no comment. The city was seized by the Houthis on September 10, in a wave of advances along the western Red Sea coast.
Airstrikes struck Yemen’s Houthi‑held Red Sea port city of Mocha on Wednesday, with no immediate casualties reported, said Xinhua and Houthi‑run al‑Masirah TV.
Al‑Masirah TV described the attackers as “Saudi aggression warplanes” and said the strikes targeted four sites, including the headquarters of a local security command.
Residents reported hearing powerful explosions across Mocha as the warplanes fired on areas where Houthi forces had recently positioned their personnel and equipment.
Saudi authorities made no comment on the reported strikes, leaving the situation unconfirmed by the coalition that has been active in the conflict since 2015.
The Houthis seized Mocha on September 10, 2026, during a rapid southward advance along Yemen’s western Red Sea coast, after taking the Bab al‑Mandab area and Mayyun Island, key locations in the strait that links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.
Yemen has remained embroiled in a civil war since the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa and much of northern Yemen in late 2014, prompting a Saudi‑led coalition intervention in 2015 to support the internationally recognized Yemeni government.
