Arabic version: ضربات حوثية تستهدف المخا ومأرب

According to Al Jazeera, the Houthis launched missiles and drones overnight at Marib city and the Red Sea port city of al-Makha, also known as Mocha, killing several people, according to local media reports.

An attack on Sunday struck the outskirts of al-Makha, while another hit a main road in the city. State media and the director of al-Makha airport reported that four people were killed and eight injured in the overnight attacks.

Marib’s government media office said six ballistic missiles and four drones targeted residential neighbourhoods in the city on Saturday evening. Four people were wounded, and homes and civilian infrastructure were damaged. Abdulmalik al-Sharabi, director general of the government-controlled al-Makha facility, said port operations had already been paused because of several days of strikes.

The Yemeni military said it carried out 181 operations against Houthi positions in several governorates on Saturday and Sunday, killing and wounding dozens of group members. The Houthis said four of their members were killed but gave no further details.

Yemen had experienced a relative lull in fighting since April 2022 in a war that began nearly 12 years ago between government forces and the Houthis. The group has controlled the capital, Sanaa, and other cities and provinces since September 2014. Earlier this month, Houthi strikes on military camps in Marib and Hadramout killed at least 30 government soldiers, and fighting has since resumed in several provinces.