An explosion heard at al-Anad military base in southwest Yemen was due to the detonation of munitions at a weapons depot, the Yemeni southern forces spokesperson said on Thursday.

The Houthi armed group in Yemen attacked two commercial cargo vessels in the Red Sea between July 6 and 9, 2025, violations of the laws of war amounting to war crimes.

A Comoros-flagged livestock ship was attacked off Yemen’s Red Sea coast near Mocha by unidentified gunmen in a small boat. The vessel was en route from Somalia to Saudi Arabia when it came under fire.

Fighters allied to Yemen’s exiled government have claimed they seized 750 tons of Iranian-supplied missiles and weaponry bound for Houthi rebels. For years, the U.S.

People in a wooden boat opened fire on a Comoros-flagged livestock carrier in the Red Sea near Yemen on Thursday, and the vessel was detained by the Yemeni Coast Guard, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).

Yemeni National Resistance Forces seized more than 750 tons of munitions and hardware, including hundreds of missiles, CENTCOM said.

Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched a violent new wave of attacks on ships in the Red Sea, sinking two vessels and killing crew members.

Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have sunk vessels and disrupted shipping routes worth $1 trillion annually, as Middle East experts call for U.S. support of Yemen's legitimate government.

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The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel that triggered sirens across several areas in the country. The launch from Yemen follows an Israeli military attack on Houthi targets in Yemen's Hodeidah port on Monday in its latest assault on the Iran-backed militants,

As the threats from Yemen grew, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates divided their roles. Saudi Arabia focused on fighting the Houthis who emanated from near the Saudi border, while the Emiratis focused on combating Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula that had established itself in southern Yemen.