Overview
- Houthi forces seized the Red Sea port city of Mocha and took control of a UN humanitarian compound, with UN staff evacuated and reported safe.
- The International Organization for Migration says more than 46,000 people have been driven from their homes and the figure is rising rapidly.
- Fighting has cut the Mokha‑Taiz road, a key supply route, and widespread telecommunications outages are preventing accurate tracking by IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix teams.
- Large numbers of displaced people are arriving in Lahj and Aden governorates while some move north toward Ibb, and whole villages near the front lines have been emptied.
- Humanitarian agencies warn that seizures of aid facilities and restricted access will hamper life‑saving assistance and could amplify local strain and wider disruption to Red Sea routes.