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Iran-backed Houthis strike Red Sea port of Mocha, threatening shipping routes
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The Yemeni military said seven people including military personnel and civilians were killed and 30 others wounded in a Houthi attack on the Red Sea port city of Mocha as well as civilian infrastructure and armed forces.
"Four members of the armed forces and three civilians have been killed, and 30 others injured," the Yemeni military said in a statement early on Monday.
Air defences intercepted and shot down 11 Houthi drones that participated in the attack, the military said.
Read moreHouthi rebels kill dozens of Saudi-backed Yemeni government forcesThe Yemeni military said the Houthi attacks had also targeted residential neighbourhoods in Mocha.
It comes as threats to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have renewed focus on the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait at its southern tip.