# Houthi advance on Bab el-Mandeb tightens grip on Red Sea shipping: Report

https://mins.news/en/video/56242

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-13 00:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkzgxOLgN4A

> Yemen’s internationally recognised government says its forces conducted more than 20 air strikes on Houthi positions on Saturday in a counteroffensive along the western coast. The group has captured several towns and islands, including the port city of Mokha, and reached Mayun Island in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

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