The Bab al-Mandab Strait, a 32-kilometer-wide (20 mi) waterway located between southwestern Yemen and the Horn of Africa. It connects the Gulf of Aden with the Red Sea, which is linked to the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal. Shortly after the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, the Houthis began attacking merchant ships
Yemen’s Houthis said they launched missiles at Abha airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia on Monday in response to airstrikes on Sanaa airport, which they blamed on the kingdom. The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, which backs the country’s internationally recognized government, said its air defenses “dealt with” the missiles and no casualties were reported. The Houthis,