# Yemen government says Houthi attack on Bab al-Mandeb ship kills six

https://mins.news/en/item/19726

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-12 03:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/12/six-killed-in-houthi-attack-on-bab-al-mandeb-ship-yemens-government-says?traffic_source=rss

> Yemen’s government says a Houthi attack targeted the Egyptian-owned Tihamah in the Bab al-Mandeb strait and killed six people. The deaths mark the first fatalities in shipping linked to the Houthis since the US-Israel war on Iran began. The incident adds a deadly development to the maritime security situation around the strategic passage.

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