# Saudi airstrikes hit rebel-held Mokha airport as Houthis seize strategic island

https://mins.news/en/item/54542

- CBC News, 2026-09-11 12:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/saudi-strikes-yemen-mokha-airport-houthis-island-9.7339979?cmp=rss

> Saudi airstrikes struck Mokha airport, which is held by Yemen’s rebels. Two officials said Iranian-backed Houthi forces swiftly captured a strategic island at the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, further threatening Saudi oil exports through the key commercial route into the Red Sea.

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