New Houthi missile and drone attacks kill seven in Yemen’s al-Makha

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 10, 2026 · 593 words · By Al Jazeera Staff

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New Houthi missile and drone attacks kill seven in Yemen’s al-Makha The latest Houthi attacks come less than 24 hours after an earlier barrage struck al-Makha (Mocha) and its commercial port.

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What happened

New Houthi missile and drone attacks kill seven in Yemen’s al-Makha The latest Houthi attacks come less than 24 hours after an earlier barrage struck al-Makha (Mocha) and its commercial port.

Why it matters

Yemen’s Houthis have launched a new wave of missile and drone attacks on the Red Sea port city of al-Makha (Mocha), extending an assault on government-held areas along Yemen’s western coast and killing at least seven more people less than 24 hours after…

Common ground

The latest attacks came on Sunday evening, following an earlier barrage that struck al-Makha and its commercial port.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Government forces also said they intercepted and destroyed an unmanned explosive boat approaching the commercial port”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the interception of an unmanned explosive boat.

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Claim 2: “Yemen’s armed forces said on Monday that four military personnel and three civilians were killed in the latest assault, while 30 others were wounded”

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Multiple sources, including a report citing the Yemeni army and a UN envoy report, confirm the latest attack killed four military personnel and three civilians, with 30 wounded.

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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 — The Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict is an ongoing armed conflict between the Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi forces in the Arabian Peninsula, including the southern Saudi prov…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi–Saudi_Arabian_conflict

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Red Sea crisis is an ongoing armed conflict and maritime crisis instigated by the Houthis, an armed group in Yemen. The Houthis began launching missiles and armed drones at Israel in response to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis

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Claim 3: “the government-appointed governor of Hodeidah, al-Hassan Taher, survived an assassination attempt on Sunday after a Houthi ballistic missile struck his residence in the district”

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Claim 4: “Yemen’s Houthis have launched a new wave of missile and drone attacks on the Red Sea port city of al-Makha (Mocha)”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Houthi forces launched a new wave of missile and drone attacks on the port city of al-Makha.

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web search NEUTRAL — A correspondent with Yemen’s AlHadath television channel also reported that Houthi drones were intercepted over the skies of the city a few hours ago.Houthi attacks on the city have killed at least 18…
http://www4.tokai.or.jp/office.m/roumu365-2/?live-blog-21119…

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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.hiiraan.com/world4/2026/Aug/205946/yemens_houthi…

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web search NEUTRAL — Yemen’s Houthis have launched a new wave of missile and drone attacks on the Red Sea port city of al-Makha (Mocha), extending an assault on government-held areas alongYemen’s armed forces said the lat…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/10/houthis-renew-missi…

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Claim 5: “killing at least seven more people less than 24 hours after earlier attacks killed at least 11”

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Multiple sources confirm two separate attacks within 24 hours, with the second killing 7 people and the first killing at least 11.

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Claim 6: “an earlier wave of attacks on al-Makha on Sunday killed at least 11 people, including eight military personnel and three civilians, and wounded 32 others”

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Multiple sources, including AFP and TRT World, confirm an earlier attack on Sunday killed at least 11 people (8 military, 3 civilians) and wounded 32.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Operation Prosperity Guardian was a United States-led military operation by a multinational coalition formed in December 2023 to respond to Houthi-led attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. Following the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Prosperity_Guardian

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saada (Arabic: صَعْدَة, romanized: Ṣaʿda), located in the northwest of Yemen, is the capital and largest city of the governorate bearing the same name, as well as the administrative seat of the eponym…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saada

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 26 March 2015, Saudi Arabia, leading a coalition of nine countries from West Asia and North Africa, staged a military intervention in Yemen at the request of Yemeni president Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi-led_intervention_in_the_…

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Claim 7: “The military said the attacks targeted civilian facilities and infrastructure, residents’ homes, electricity-generating stations and other sites inside the city, as well as military positions”

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Web search results confirm the military's statement that attacks targeted civilian infrastructure, homes, electricity stations, and military positions.

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web search NEUTRAL — The military said the attacks targeted civilian facilities and infrastructure, residents’ homes, electricity-generating stations and other sites inside the city, as well as military positions.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/10/houthis-renew-missi…

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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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web search NEUTRAL — Houthi attacks on al-Makha port forced it to suspend operations, leaving workers without jobs and traders concerned.
https://1-e8259.azureedge.net/economy/2026/8/21/houthi-attac…

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Claim 8: “The military said air defences intercepted and shot down 11 drones involved in the attack”

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The provided Wikipedia results are general background on the Houthis and do not mention the specific interception of 11 drones in this specific attack. No web search results were provided for this claim.

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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hussein al-Houthi (20 August 1959 – 10 September 2004) was a Yemeni politician and Zaydi religious leader who was the founder of the Houthi movement. A member of the Yemeni parliament for the Party of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein_al-Houthi

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Claim 9: “Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the operation targeted Saudi troop concentrations and weapon depots in the area”

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Multiple independent sources (including Reuters and other news reports) confirm that Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree stated the operation targeted Saudi troop concentrations and weapon depots.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Houthi blockade of Saudi Arabia refers to a maritime and aerial embargo declared by the Houthis against Saudi Arabia on 20 July 2026. It marked a major escalation between the Iran-aligned Houthis and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_blockade_of_Saudi_Arabi…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yahya Qasim Saree (Arabic: يحيى قاسم سريع; born 1970) is a Yemeni military officer who serves as the spokesperson for the Supreme Political Council-led Yemeni Armed Forces, a renegade faction of Yemen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya_Saree

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Claim 10: “Two ballistic missiles were also reported to have fallen into the sea without hitting their targets”

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While web search results confirm the attacks occurred, none of the provided evidence snippets explicitly mention two ballistic missiles falling into the sea.

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web search NEUTRAL — The latest attacks come just a day after Houthi rebels targeted al-Makha and its port, killing seven people.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/11/yemens-houthis-laun…

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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.msn.com/en-us/news/world/yemen-s-government-says…

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web search NEUTRAL — The assaults followed Houthi missile strikes on al-Makha a day earlier that killed at least seven people and injured 30 others. Separately on Monday, a Houthi drone strike in the south-central provinc…
https://gokhshtein.com/news/2026-08-11-houthis-launch-ballis…

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Claim 11: “The escalation was not limited to al-Makha, but also targeted the al-Khokha district, south of the coastal city of Hodeidah”

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Claim 12: “The earlier strikes also caused extensive damage at al-Makha’s port”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm or deny extensive damage to the port specifically from the earlier strikes.

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