A senior Yemeni official said protecting the strategic Red Sea corridor requires joint regional and international effort, and called for a stronger partnership with Yemen's government.
Yemen's presidential council chief Rashad al-Alimi said security in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait depends on the presence of a strong Yemeni state.
The Houthi-run transport ministry says shipping traffic through the strait continues smoothly for most vessels, with the exception of ships linked to Saudi Arabia.
Forces loyal to Yemen's government reported hitting Houthi personnel and equipment while also downing a drone on the Taiz front, according to Anadolu Agency.
Guido Crosetto warns that delays to Red Sea navigation are driving up costs for businesses and households
Anadolu Agency analysis says advances by Yemen's Houthi movement into strategic areas have expanded its capacity to affect shipping through one of the world's busiest maritime chokepoints.
Guido Crosetto says delaying action to protect Italian vessels transiting the Bab el-Mandeb strait would harm the economy and worsen existing problems.
According to an interview with RFI, the Houthi fighters' takeover of the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb places Egypt at the heart of Middle Eastern tensions, alongside Saudi Arabia.
Yemen's Houthi group rejected what it called Saudi Arabia's attempts to mislead the international community over the strait's security, according to a statement cited by TASS.
Official cites near-normal vessel numbers through Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to Russian news agency TASS
A swift offensive has allowed the Iran-backed insurgents to seize the entire western coast of Yemen, just days after capturing the strategically important Strait of Bab el-Mandeb, according to France 24.
Houthi forces seized strategic territory, prompting counterstrikes and reported Saudi air raids, according to France 24.
The German newspaper Bild reported a rise in diesel prices across the country, linking the increase to tensions in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to Russian news agency TASS.
A Kremlin spokesman warned that developments in the strategic waterway could lead to a broader escalation, according to Russian state news agency TASS.
A political bureau member of Yemen's Houthi movement says vessel traffic through the strategic waterway is unaffected, while confirming a military operation to secure adjacent territory.
The Iran-backed movement claims to have consolidated its grip on Yemen's Red Sea coast and the strait's islands, following what it describes as a rapid offensive.