Houthi-affiliated agency says Saudi airstrikes on Mokha kill six

Airstrikes attributed to Saudi Arabia on the Yemeni port city of Mokha killed six people, according to the Houthi-affiliated Saba news agency.

Saba reported that eight others were injured in the strikes, including a woman and a child. The report did not provide additional details on the specific targets of the strikes or the circumstances surrounding the reported casualties.

Mokha, located on Yemen's Red Sea coast, has been affected at various points during Yemen's prolonged conflict, which has involved a Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen's internationally recognized government against Houthi forces that control large parts of the country, including the capital, Sanaa.

The report citing casualties from the strikes came from Saba, a news agency under Houthi control, and has not been independently verified. Saudi authorities did not immediately comment on the reported strikes in connection with this report.

Yemen's conflict, which began in 2014, has caused extensive humanitarian suffering, and reports of casualties from airstrikes and other military action have periodically emerged from various parties throughout the war, with casualty figures and details often difficult to verify independently given restricted access to affected areas.