Houthis reportedly seize Mayun Island near Bab al-Mandeb Strait
Al Jazeera reports that Yemen’s Houthi movement has taken the strategically located Red Sea island, but the claim has not been independently confirmed.
Yemen’s Houthi movement has reportedly seized Mayun Island in the Red Sea, according to Al Jazeera Global News.
The island lies near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a major maritime passage. The reported seizure would place the movement in a strategically significant position close to the waterway.
The supplied material does not establish when or how the seizure occurred, whether control of the island is contested, or its current military status.
It also provides no independent confirmation, statement from Yemeni authorities or evidence that the Houthis control the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Earlier background references Houthi-related attacks and disruptions affecting regional energy infrastructure, but do not verify the Mayun Island report.
