Houthis pound Yemen’s Mocha port for 4th day, officials say Iran behind escalation
AL-MUKALLA: Two Houthi missiles struck Yemen’s Red Sea port of Mocha on Wednesday, causing further damage to the government-controlled facility as the Iran-backed militia targeted the city and its strategic port for the fourth consecutive day, local government and military officials said.
Abdul Malik Al‑Shara’bi, director of Mocha seaport in Yemen’s Taiz province, told Arab News that the missiles struck the port, damaging its dock and a tugboat, adding to the destruction caused by earlier strikes.
Local residents and official media reported that gunfire rocked Mocha on Wednesday morning as Yemeni army air defenses confronted a new wave of Houthi drones.
Authorities renewed appeals for residents to stay indoors and avoid windows.
