# Inside the ‘kill box’: The Yemenis who stayed behind in Houthi-held Mocha

https://mins.news/en/item/85183

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-04 08:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/10/4/inside-the-kill-box-the-yemenis-who-stayed-behind-in-houthi-held-mocha?traffic_source=rss

> Yemenis remaining in the Red Sea port city of Mocha describe worsening conditions weeks after Houthi forces seized it. Residents report a nighttime curfew, soaring prices, frequent power cuts, empty classrooms and alleged recruitment of neighbours, while government-declared strike zones and fear of displacement make escape difficult.

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