DOHA, August 9. /TASS/. At least seven people died after an attack by the Houthis from the Yemeni rebel Ansar Allah movement against the port of Mokha in southwestern Yemen, the Al Arabiya television channel said, citing a Yemeni military spokesman.

According to the television channel, the Houthis carried out more than 20 attacks on the port and adjacent areas. Along with drone, the rebels used ballistic missiles and a mined boat. Houthi drones also targeted dwellings of the port and field hospital employees. Several drones were shot down by the Yemeni army.

Houthi spokesman Yahya Saria said earlier that the rebels had carried out a large-scale strike with ballistic missiles and UAVs on troop concentrations and weapons depots near Mokha.