# Houthis claim strike on Saudi warship in Red Sea

https://mins.news/en/item/24161

- TASS, 2026-08-17 12:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2174209

> Yahya Saree, military spokesman for Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement, said Houthi forces launched a ballistic-missile attack near Mokha in the Red Sea against a Saudi landing ship and four escorting warships. He claimed the strike hit accurately, burning the ship completely, sinking some boats and setting the others ablaze, and said attacks on Saudi troops would continue at sea and on land.

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