Houthis launch fresh ballistic missile and drone attacks on al-Makha port

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 10, 2026 · 58 words

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Houthis launch fresh ballistic missile and drone attacks on al-Makha port NewsFeed Houthis launch fresh ballistic missile and drone attacks on al-Makha port Iran-backed Houthis have resumed attacks on Yemen’s al-Makha port in the Red Sea, striking Saudi…

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Why it matters

Yemen’s military says at least seven people were killed.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: striking Saudi weapons depots with missiles and drones.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “striking Saudi weapons depots with missiles and drones”

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Two separate web search results explicitly mention the targeting of Saudi weapons depots at al-Makha port using missiles and drones, with one citing Al Arabiya and another reporting the specific target.

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran-backed Houthis have resumed attacks on Yemen’s al-Makha port in the Red Sea, striking Saudi weapons depots with missiles and drones. Yemen’s military says at least seven people were killed.
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/10/houthis-l…

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web search NEUTRAL — Smoke rises during Houthi missile and drone attacks on the Red Sea port city of al-Makha, Yemen, on August 9, 2026. Credit: Reuters in Al Jazeera. Houthis say Saudi Military Buildup Prompted Attack.
https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/houthi-missile-and…

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web search NEUTRAL — Al Arabiya, citing a military source, says the Houthis fired 30 ballistic missiles at targets in Mokha, Taiz Governorate. Government forces say they intercepted 15 drones, while additional footage rep…
https://www.pizzint.watch/intel/houthis-mokha-missiles-drone…

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Claim 2: “Yemen’s military says at least seven people were killed”

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The claim that the Yemeni military reported at least seven deaths is corroborated by multiple web search results, including one citing Reuters via Al Jazeera.

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 3, 2026 · Since 2014, Houthi rebels have fought a Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen’s internationally recognized government, a conflict that quieted under a UN-brokered ceasefire in 2022. The Iran…
https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/war-yem…

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web search NEUTRAL — Yemen, [e] officially the Republic of Yemen, [f] is a country in West Asia. [11] Located in southern Arabia, the country includes the Socotra Archipelago and borders Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen

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web search NEUTRAL — The Yemeni civil war (Arabic: الحرب الأهلية اليمنية, romanized: al-ḥarb al-ʾahlīyah al-yamanīyah) is an ongoing multilateral civil war that began in late 2014 mainly between the Rashad al-Alimi -led P…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_civil_war_(2014–present…

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Claim 3: “Iran-backed Houthis have resumed attacks on Yemen’s al-Makha port in the Red Sea”

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Multiple independent sources, including Al Jazeera and other web search results, confirm that Houthi forces launched missile and drone attacks on the port city of al-Makha (Mocha).

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web search NEUTRAL — The armed forces of Yemen’s internationally recognised government have accused the Houthis of launching another round of ballistic missile attacks on the Red Sea port city of al-Makha and on residenti…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/11/yemens-houthis-laun…

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web search NEUTRAL — Houthi attacks on Yemen’s al-Makha port forced it to suspend operations, leaving workers jobless and forcing traders to pay higher transportation costs for goods. Listen (7 mins).
https://1-e8259.azureedge.net/economy/2026/8/21/houthi-attac…

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web search NEUTRAL — Houthi attacks there have killed at least 18 people since Saturday according to Yemen’s army. The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine has written to church leaders worldwide,…
http://www4.tokai.or.jp/office.m/roumu365-2/?live-blog-21123…

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