Houthi missile barrage hits Mocha port as fighting escalates in Yemen

Houthi missile barrage hits Mocha port as fighting escalates in Yemen Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 08/16/2026 - 10:32 Officials say Houthi strikes have damaged civilian property in Marib and caused an estimated $16m in losses at the strategic Red Sea port The navigation bridge of a sunken vessel protrudes from the water at the Port of Mocha in Yemen on 10 August 2026 (Khaled Ziad/AFP) Off Yemen's Houthi movement launched fresh missile and drone attacks on the government-held city of Marib and the Red Sea port city of Mocha, wounding civilians, damaging property and forcing the suspension of commercial operations at the port, according to government officials and media reports. The latest escalation comes as fighting resumes across several Yemeni provinces after a relative lull that had largely held since April 2022. Yemen's Marib Governorate said the Houthis fired six ballistic missiles and launched four drones at residential neighbourhoods in the densely populated city on Saturday and Sunday.