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Conflict in Yemen and the Red Sea

Yemeni Government Soldier Killed in Clash With Houthis

  • Clashes between the Houthis and Yemeni government forces in Taiz province left at least one government soldier dead and another critically wounded, according to Yemeni military officials (AP).

Ethiopians Constitute Majority of Migrants Arriving in Yemen

  • The International Organization for Migration reports that Ethiopian nationals accounted for 91 percent of migrants who arrived in Yemen in July 2026 amid rising insecurity in Amhara, Oromia, and Tigray, as well as limited domestic economic opportunities (Addis Standard).

Houthi Strikes on Red Sea Ship Kill Six

  • The Houthis struck a cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, killing at least four crew members, Yemen’s government said; another Houthi strike killed two members of the armed forces, according to the Yemeni Coast Guard (NYT).

Houthis Launch Attacks on Yemeni Port and Saudi Oil Refinery

  • The Houthis struck a government-held port on the Red Sea coast, killing several people (AP).
  • They also attacked an oil facility in Saudi Arabia, two days after a joint defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan was signed (Reuters).

Yemeni Government Retaliates Against Houthi Attacks

  • Yemen’s internationally recognized government said its forces had carried out military action against the Houthis in several areas, without providing further details (NYT).

Houthi Strikes in Marib Kill Two

  • The Houthis struck Marib for the second day in a row, killing two people and injuring fourteen, state news agency SABA reported (Reuters).

Houthis Kill At Least Thirty Yemeni Government Forces

  • Houthi attacks in Yemen’s Marib and Hadramout provinces killed at least thirty government troops and wounded at least fifty others, Yemeni government officials said, in a serious escalation since a de facto truce signed in April 2022 halted major fighting between the Iranian-backed Houthis and a Saudi-led coalition (AP).
  • Hours later, a series of Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia injured eleven civilians, according to the Saudi military (NYT).

Houthis Claim Attacks on Two Saudi Oil Tankers

  • Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb Strait fell sharply after Houthi forces attacked two Saudi oil tankers, one near Yanbu in the Red Sea and the other in the Gulf of Aden (Reuters).

Houthis Claim Attack on Saudi Airport

  • The Houthis said they struck a target at Saudi Arabia’s Najran Airport in response to Saudi drone incursions into airspace over the Saada and Hajjah governorates in northwestern Yemen (Reuters).

Houthis Deny Plans to Impose Fees on Red Sea Shipping

  • Yemen’s Houthi-run maritime coordination body denied plans to impose fees on commercial ships ‌transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, saying no such decision had been made and that passage through the waterway remained free (Reuters).

Houthis Attack Saudi Arabia From Iraq, Officials Say

  • The Houthis launched attacks on Saudi Arabia from Iraqi territory this week in coordination with Iraqi armed groups, according to Saudi Arabia and regional partners; the strikes targeted Saudi Arabia’s main oil hub (Reuters).

Houthis Claim Strike on Another Saudi Oil Tanker

  • The Houthi militant group said that it had targeted a Saudi oil tanker with missiles; it is the fourth oil tanker to be attacked since the militia said it would blockade shipping to and from Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea (NYT). 

Red Sea Shipping Reaches Lowest Level in Months

  • Ship traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait reached its lowest level in months following Houthi attacks on Saudi oil tankers along the Red Sea coast (Reuters).

Houthis Attack Two Saudi Oil Tankers in Red Sea

  • Houthi rebels said they targeted two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea with missiles and drones after threatening to shut down the key trade route, potentially widening the war in Iran (AP)
  • After the attacks, oil prices hit $100 a barrel for the first time since May (NYT)

Houthis Announce Naval Blockade on Saudi Arabia

  • The Houthis announced a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in response to an attack on Sanaa International Airport last week (AP)
  • The move opens a new front in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran and will worsen the massive cut to global oil flows caused by the war in the Gulf (Reuters)

Houthis Launch Strikes Against Saudi Arabia in Response to Sanaa Airport Attack

  • Houthi forces fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport after accusing the kingdom of bombing Sanaa International Airport, breaking a four-year truce in the conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis (AP)
  • Yemen’s internationally recognized government claimed responsibility for the bombing of the Sanaa airport, saying that it was a measure to prevent an Iranian plane from landing in Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital (Al Jazeera)

Houthis Kill Sixteen Government Troops

  • Houthi rebels killed sixteen troops in an attack on government-aligned forces in some of the most violent fighting seen between the sides in years; separately, a cargo ship came under attack off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, the British military said (AP)

Houthis Threaten Saudi Targets Over Iranian Flight to Yemen

  • The Houthis said their forces confronted Saudi “warplanes” that they said attempted to prevent an Iranian civilian aircraft from landing at Sanaa International Airport, according to the group’s military spokesman (Reuters)

Yemeni Journalist Killed in Car Bombing

  • Mohamed Eida, a correspondent for the Saudi-backed television networks Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath, was killed in a car bombing in southeastern Yemen; no group has claimed responsibility (AP)

Houthi Court Sentences Nineteen People to Death

  • A Houthi-controlled court in Yemen sentenced nineteen people to death after they were convicted of providing support to the Saudi-led coalition and carrying out attacks against Houthi-manned checkpoints and security facilities (AP)

Yemen Government and Houthis Swap 1,600 Prisoners

  • After fourteen weeks of negotiations, Yemen’s internationally recognized government and the Houthis agreed to free more than 1,600 detainees in the largest prisoner swap of the eleven-year civil war (AP)

Iran Threatens to Shut Down Red Sea Shipping if U.S. Blockade Continues

  • Iran’s joint military command warned that if a U.S. blockade disrupts Iranian commercial and oil vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran will halt all shipping traffic across the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman, and the Red Sea (NYT)

Houthi Leader Praises Iran Ceasefire and Claims Red Sea Deterrence

  • Abdul Malik al-Houthi described the U.S.-Iran ceasefire as a “big victory” for Tehran, claiming Iran was able to “defeat the enemy” and praising Hezbollah for its role in Lebanon; he also said Houthi forces deterred U.S. and Israeli use of the Red Sea and confirmed launching strikes against Israel (Times of Israel)

Houthis Claim Drone and Missile Attack on Southern Israel

  • The Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for launching a barrage of cruise missiles and drones targeting military and vital sites in Israel’s southern city of Eilat (Times of Israel)

Ballistic Missile From Yemen Launched Towards Israel

  • Israel stated that a ballistic missile from Yemen was launched towards the country; the missile triggered sirens across Tel Aviv (AP)