Pro-government Giants Brigades and Nation’s Shield forces claim to have secured the Bab al-Mandab Strait and Dhubab district. The Saudi-led military coalition launched round-the-clock air backing, deploying numerous fighter jets to target key Houthi positions. Houthi-run media strongly disputed the government’s territorial claims, dismissing reports of battlefield losses as false. The offensive extends across several fronts, including operations aimed at contesting Houthi-held territory around the capital city of Sanaa. The fierce fighting marks a major unraveling of past informal ceasefires, heightening security anxieties around Red Sea shipping corridors.

Full report : Backed by heavy Saudi-led air strikes, pro-government troops launch “Operation Dawn of Yemen” to reverse recent Houthi advances.