No further details regarding the total number of mines deployed or specific coordinates of the affected areas were provided by the military source. The news comes as regional monitors track Houthi maritime activity in the strait.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Houthis Deploy Dense Sea Mines in Bab al-Mandab
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A military source reported to the Al Hadath news channel that Houthi forces have laid naval explosives across the waterway in "immense density." The report states that the militias planted the sea mines in large quantities throughout the Bab al-Mandab region.
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