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Ballistic Missile and Drone Strikes Target Port City of al-Makha and Marib in Severe Regional Escalation
Fresh waves of attacks strike commercial port infrastructure, residential districts, and displacement facilities, prompting intense concern from the United Nations.
Renewed ballistic missile and drone strikes target Yemen's Red Sea port city of al-Makha and Marib, causing casualties and severe commercial port damage.
A severe escalation in military hostilities has struck western and central Yemen, as a series of coordinated ballistic missile and explosive drone attacks targeted the strategically critical Red Sea port city of al-Makha and the inland city of Marib. The strikes, launched by Iran-aligned Houthi forces, resulted in multiple civilian and military fatalities, heavy destruction of maritime logistics infrastructure, and renewed disruption across crucial regional maritime corridors. According to security disclosures and local medical officials, the latest barrage hit al-Makha, a primary coastal commercial hub, killing at least seven people and wounding dozens more. This assault followed a deadly wave of bombardments less than 24 hours earlier that claimed 11 lives—comprising eight military personnel and three civilians—while injuring 32 others. Eyewitnesses and port authorities reported that multiple projectiles struck commercial docks, storage warehouses, and civilian logistics facilities. Thick columns of black smoke rose above the harbor as emergency response crews worked to contain fires across storage yards containing imported food grains and commercial goods. Military forces…