Yemen: Yemen's Houthi group renewed ballistic missile attacks on the strategic Port of Mocha, also known as al-Mokha, near the Bab al-Mandab Strait in southwestern Yemen, state media reported Wednesday. State-run Saba TV said in a brief report that the Houthis targeted the port with ballistic missiles, without providing further details.

According to Anadolu Agency, Waddah al-Dubaish, spokesman for the government-aligned Joint Forces on the West Coast, stated that two ballistic missiles struck the port's marine berth. In a post on US social media company X, al-Dubaish mentioned that the strikes occurred at 11.35 am local time (0835GMT), based on preliminary information. He added that authorities were currently assessing the extent of the damage and any casualties resulting from the attack.

The reported attack came a day after government forces announced that the Houthis had targeted Mocha with 10 ballistic missiles and four drones. Several Houthi fighters were killed and injured when artillery fire and drone strikes targeted the group's gatherings and reinforcements near Al-Fakhir market west of Qatabah in northern Al-Dhalea province, as they prepared to attack army positions, state-run Saba TV reported, citing a military source.

On Tuesday evening, the Houthis claimed responsibility for attacks on what they described as military targets in Mocha and Yemen's central Marib province using ballistic missiles and drones. The group's military spokesman, Yahya Saree, stated in a report carried by the Houthi-run Saba News Agency that the operation targeted military gatherings, weapons depots, and command headquarters in Mocha, as well as the Tadawin military camp in Marib.

Since April 2022, Yemen had seen a relative lull in fighting between government forces and the Houthis, but intermittent clashes resumed in early July, resulting in dozens of casualties. The Houthis have controlled the capital, Sanaa, and several other provinces since September 2014.