Yemeni forces seize Bab el-Mandeb amid escalating Houthi war

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Yemen’s Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani told Reuters that government forces had taken effective control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital maritime chokepoint linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden. The reported advance comes as Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council launches broader military operations against the Houthis, who have continued resisting the government-backed campaign. Fighting around the strait could threaten regional shipping and worsen an already severe humanitarian emergency; the UN migration agency reported that approximately 184,000 people had been displaced since the war resumed.

Sources: Reuters, Anadolu Agency