Houthis used 6 ballistic missiles in al-Makha attack, Yemen army says
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- Yemen’s army says six ballistic missiles were fired at the port of al-Makha on Friday.
- One port security official was killed, two sailors went missing, and at least eight civilians were injured.
Yemen’s Houthi group used six ballistic missiles in an attack on the port of al-Makha on Friday, the army of Yemen’s internationally recognized government said.
One port security official was killed and two sailors went missing in the attack, according to a military statement. At least eight civilians were also injured.
Military spokesperson Colonel Majid al-Nuzaili said the attack targeted al-Makha, a key hub for the inflow of food and other goods, as well as civilian infrastructure.
He said the attack demonstrated the Houthi group’s “determination to impose a suffocating siege on the Yemeni people.”
The statement did not provide further details on the extent of damage to the port or civilian infrastructure.
Al-Makha, also known as Mocha, is located on Yemen’s western coast near the Bab al-
