Houthis advance on strategic mountains as Yemen conflict escalates
· World · Al Jazeera, FAZ
Houthi rebels battle government forces for control of the Kahboub Mountains in Taiz and Lahj provinces, overlooking the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and Mayyun Island in the Red Sea. Officials report at least 674 killed and over 158,000 displaced since renewed hostilities. Saudi Arabia carried out at least 157 air attacks across multiple provinces on Monday, killing at least one civilian, while six more died in a separate attack on Mocha. Yemeni government forces struck Houthi supply lines near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and shot down a drone in southwestern Taiz.
Why it matters
The fighting directly threatens the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a critical Red Sea waterway through which millions of barrels of oil and goods pass daily, potentially disrupting global shipping routes and India's energy imports.
Read the original report — Al Jazeera
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