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Israel Online · Sep 23, 2026

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Houthis Report 400+ Ships Transited Bab al-Mandeb Following Coastal Expansion Yemen's Houthi movement reported that 408 commercial vessels crossed the Bab al-Mandeb Strait between September 11 and 21, averaging over 40 ships daily following their September 10 capture of the strategic port city of Mokha. While Houthi officials claimed global maritime navigation remains safe across their expanded Red Sea coastline, they explicitly excluded Saudi-linked vessels from these assurances under their ongoing embargo.

*Houthis Report 400+ Ships Transited Bab al-Mandeb Following Coastal Expansion* Yemen's Houthi movement reported that 408 commercial vessels crossed the Bab al-Mandeb Strait between September 11 and 21, averaging over 40 ships daily following their September 10 capture of the strategic port city of Mokha. While Houthi officials claimed global maritime navigation remains safe across their expanded Red Sea coastline, they explicitly excluded Saudi-linked vessels from these assurances under their ongoing embargo.

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