Update: Middle East live: Yemen’s Houthi rebels seize Red Sea port city Mocha

France 24 — English has reported on “Update: Middle East live: Yemen’s Houthi rebels seize Red Sea port city Mocha,” presenting it as the central development in the source material available for this brief.

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels seized control of the strategic Red Sea port city of Mocha on Thursday and were advancing towards the Bab al-Mandab strait, the Yemeni government and military sources stated. The report also notes that The vital waterway serves as a key shipping lane linking Europe to Asia. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

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