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Houthi attack on port kills four eroding truce with Yemen’s government

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 68 words
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What to know about Houthi attack on port kills four eroding truce with Yemen’s government

Houthi attack on port kills four eroding truce with Yemen’s government NewsFeed Houthi attack on port kills four eroding truce with Yemen’s government Six Houthi ballistic missiles struck Yemen’s government-held al-Makha port, killing at least four and…

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What happened

Houthi attack on port kills four eroding truce with Yemen’s government NewsFeed Houthi attack on port kills four eroding truce with Yemen’s government Six Houthi ballistic missiles struck Yemen’s government-held al-Makha port, killing at least four and…

Why it matters

Recent Houthi attacks have reignited fears of all-out war in Yemen, years after a 2022 truce halted fighting with government forces.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: a 2022 truce halted fighting with government forces.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “a 2022 truce halted fighting with government forces”
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The existence of a 2022 truce that halted fighting between Houthi and government forces is confirmed by multiple web search results and is a well-documented historical event in the context of the Yemeni conflict.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, is a Zaydi revivalist and Shia Islamist political and military organization that emerged from Yemen in the 1990s. It is predominantly made up of Zaydis, w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since January 2010 during the Houthi insurgency, the Houthis, a Zaydi Shia revivalist political and military organization, have maintained de facto governance over significant portions of northern and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi-controlled_Yemen
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Houthi takeover in Yemen, also known by the Houthis as the September 21 Revolution, or 2014–15 Yemeni coup d'état (by opponents), was a popular revolution against Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_takeover_of_Yemen
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Claim 2: “setting fire to the facility”
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While the attack on the port is widely corroborated, the specific detail about 'setting fire to the facility' appears in only one of the provided web search snippets. Other sources mention the attack and the port's closure, but do not explicitly mention the fire.
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web search NEUTRAL — The government said the Houthis fired six ballistic missiles at al-Makha on Friday, amid an escalation in hostilities between the Iran-aligned group and its Saudi-backed opponents. Recommended Stories…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/14/yemens-government-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — The latest attacks came on Sunday evening, less than 24 hours after an earlier barrage struck al-Makha and its commercial port.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=899ci1KAuGo
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web search NEUTRAL — Houthi forces fire six ballistic missiles and four drones at Marib homes and shut down al-Makha port in Yemen's worst escalation since the 2022 truce.
https://easternherald.com/2026/08/17/houthi-yemen-civil-war-…
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Claim 3: “Six Houthi ballistic missiles struck Yemen’s government-held al-Makha port”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that six Houthi ballistic missiles struck the government-held al-Makha port.
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web search NEUTRAL — Six Houthi ballistic missiles struck Yemen’s government-held al-Makha port, killing at least four and setting fire to the facility. Recent Houthi attacks have reignited fears of all-out war in Yemen, …
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/14/houthi-at…
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web search NEUTRAL — Yemen’s Houthi group used six ballistic missiles in an attack on the port of al-Makha on Friday, the army of Yemen’s internationally recognized government said. One port security official was killed a…
https://en.royanews.tv/news/72689/Houthis-used-6-ballistic-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Houthi forces fire six ballistic missiles and four drones at Marib homes and shut down al-Makha port in Yemen's worst escalation since the 2022 truce.
https://easternherald.com/2026/08/17/houthi-yemen-civil-war-…
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Claim 4: “killing at least four”
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The claim that at least four people were killed is reported by both a cross-reference (Al Jazeera) and multiple web search results citing the Yemeni government.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Houthis have launched an attack on the Red Sea port city of al-Makha (Mocha), killing at least four people, Yemen’s internationally recognised government says.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/14/yemens-government-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Houthi attacks on al-Makha port forced it to suspend operations, leaving workers without jobs and traders concerned.Abdulmalik Al-Sharabi, director of al-Makha port, confirmed to Al Jazeera that repea…
https://1-e8259.azureedge.net/economy/2026/8/21/houthi-attac…
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web search NEUTRAL — Houthi attacks reportedly kill at least 30 Yemeni government forces.Houthis launch fresh ballistic missile and drone attacks on al-Makha port. 5 days ago. Save for later.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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