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UN Envoy Warns Houthi Strikes on Mokha Put Yemen Back on the Brink of All‑Out War

Recent Houthi attacks on Mokha have reportedly killed civilians and soldiers and damaged port infrastructure, prompting a stark warning from the UN about the sharpest military escalation since Yemen’s 2022 truce. For families in the southwest and ships using the Red Sea corridor, the fear is not abstract: a return to full‑scale war would redraw the map of risk overnight.

Yemen’s fragile calm is fraying fast, with the port city of Mokha once again under fire and the United Nations warning that the country is edging back toward a full‑scale war. Recent attacks by Ansar Allah, widely known as the Houthis, on Mokha have reportedly caused both civilian and military casualties and damaged critical infrastructure, including facilities at the port itself. In a statement on 10 August, a senior UN official said they were “deeply concerned” by the Houthi attacks, noting that reports from the ground pointed to deaths and injuries among civilians and combatants. The strikes also damaged infrastructure at Mokha, a key coastal node on Yemen’s southwest coast.…

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