🔻Agence France-Presse, citing a military source, has reported that the Houthis took control of the island of “Zaqr” in the south of the Red Sea after “rocket attacks and a ground incursion using boats carrying armed forces.”

The agency also, citing eyewitnesses, says that on Thursday, Houthi forces entered the port city of “Mocha” while chanting “Death to America, Death to Israel.”

According to the agency, fighting in Yemen since last week has left at least 500 dead, most of them armed forces. The International Organization for Migration also said that nearly 20,000 people have been forced to leave their homes.

📸 BBC