A military spokesperson for Yemen’s internationally recognized, Aden-based government says seven people were killed in a Houthi attack on the coastal city of Mokha.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree says the rebel group targeted “Saudi enemy” troops and equipment in the area with missiles and drones.
A military source says the Houthis also targeted pro-government forces and installations outside Mokha and sites on islands near the Bab el-Mandeb strait, the shipping chokepoint at the southern entrance to the Red Sea.
The source says some locations targeted by the Iran-backed group housed Saudi troops but no casualties had been reported among military personnel from the Gulf kingdom.
Residents in government-controlled Mokha confirm to AFP hearing blasts in the area, with one saying they “heard explosions from drones and air defenses over the port and city.”
Another resident says they heard “six consecutive explosions” in the port.
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