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- On 17 August 2026 the Houthis said they struck a Saudi ship and four escorts in the Red Sea.
- They also claimed a missile hit a Bab el-Mandeb ship the previous Tuesday, killing four crew members.
- Yemen’s Transport Ministry reported four deaths and said the out-of-service, empty vessel was hit by six missiles.
- The strikes follow a July naval blockade the Houthis imposed on Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea, which Riyadh denied.
