Yemeni government officials said on the 10th that after government naval forces withdrew from the Hanish Islands, a strategic location in the Red Sea, the Yemeni Houthis had already deployed troops on the island. On the same night, Yemeni government forces designated an area on the west coast of the country as a “war zone.” The anonymous government official told Xinhua News Agency that after the Yemeni government naval forces withdrew from the Hanish Islands on the afternoon of the 10th, the Houthis immediately entered and established military positions on the island.

Yemeni government officials said on the 10th that after government naval forces withdrew from the Hanish Islands, a strategic location in the Red Sea, the Yemeni Houthis had already deployed troops on the island. On the same night, Yemeni government forces designated an area on the west coast of the country as a “war zone.” The anonymous government official told Xinhua News Agency that after the Yemeni government naval forces withdrew from the Hanish Islands on the afternoon of the 10th, the Houthis immediately entered and established military positions on the island.