Yemen’s armed forces said Monday they would respond to a Houthi missile and drone attack on Mocha that killed seven people and wounded 30 others.
The military said it viewed Sunday’s attack on its units in the Red Sea port city as an assault on the armed forces as a whole, adding that any such attacks would be dealt with on that basis.
“We possess the will, capability and initiative necessary to neutralize the sources of the threat,” military spokesperson Col. Wahed Abdullah Al-Nazzal said in a statement.
The military said four of its personnel and three civilians were killed in the attack, while 30 others, mostly civilians, were wounded.
It said the Houthis targeted civilian infrastructure, homes, power stations and military positions using missiles and drones.
Air defenses intercepted and shot down 11 Houthi drones involved in the attack, according to the statement.
The military said it would continue operations against the Iran-backed Houthis while seeking to protect civilian lives and property.
