Houthis attack Red Sea port in Yemen with ballistic missiles; at least 1 dead

Yemen's military says the Iranian-backed Houthis attacked a crucial Red Sea port under the control of the internationally recognized government, killing at least one security guard, Report informs via The Times of Israel.

Colomel Majed al-Nazili, the spokesman for the military, said in a statement that the Houthis fired six ballistic missiles on the Mokha port, in a "new terrorist aggression that targeted a vital civilian facility." He said the attack wounded eight people and left two marines missing.

The attack was the latest by the Houthis on government-held areas and on Saudi Arabia and part of an escalation that threatens to plunge Yemen into a full-fledged conflict after a 2022 ceasefire stopped heavy fighting during the country's civil war.