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Houthis seize Red Sea coast, tightening Bab al-Mandab control
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- Houthis captured about 130 km of Red Sea coast, including Mokha port and Perim island, gaining control of Bab al-Mandab Strait.
- Saudi Arabia launched air strikes after Houthis fired drones and missiles at Saudi targets.
- The United Nations reports more than 120,000 people displaced by the renewed fighting.
- Oil prices rose as markets feared disruption to world oil supplies through Bab al-Mandab.