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Yemen’s Mocha Port halts operations after attacks
Commercial and maritime activities at Yemen’s Mocha Port were suspended following repeated attacks. Port Director Abdulmalik al-Sharabi said seven people were killed, the damage reached approximately $16 million and the livelihoods of 1,300 workers were affected.
Mocha Port on Yemen’s Red Sea coast halted commercial and maritime activities following repeated missile and drone attacks. Abdulmalik al-Sharabi, director of the port in southwestern Taiz province, said the attacks caused approximately $16 million in damage.
Al-Sharabi announced at a press conference in the port city that seven people had been killed in the attacks. Four of those killed were security personnel, while three were port workers.
Port targeted since August 9
Al-Sharabi said more than 25 missiles had struck the port near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait since August 9, adding that the attacks were the first against the facility since the 2022 ceasefire between the Yemeni government and the Houthis.
Six wooden vessels and a dredger used in the port expansion project were damaged in the attacks. The suspension of operations deprived 1,300 port workers of their livelihoods.
Project worth more than $130 million continued during attacks
The project covering the rehabilitation, expansion and operation of Mocha Port costs more than $130 million. The attacks took place while the project was being implemented.
The government-aligned National Resistance Forces claimed in recent days that the Houthis had used 40 ballistic missiles, 46 drones and explosive-laden boats to target Mocha Port and civilian areas.
The Houthis said they had targeted military gathering sites, weapons depots and military boats in the Mocha area.
Fighting intensified in several provinces, including Marib and Taiz
Rashad al-Alimi, chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, said the attacks on the port threatened maritime transport as well as food and fuel supplies. Al-Alimi warned that the attacks could have serious humanitarian and economic consequences.
The ceasefire reached in April 2022 was largely maintained after fighting between Yemen’s government forces and the Houthis, who have controlled the capital Sana’a and other areas since September 2014. However, fighting has intensified again in recent weeks in several provinces, including Marib, Al Jawf, Al Dhale’e and Taiz.
Yemen is facing one of the world’s most severe humanitarian and economic crises. Saudi Arabia leads the coalition supporting the internationally recognized government. Tehran denies accusations that Iran supports the Houthis. The Houthis also declared a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia in July.
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