Houthi blitz reaches Bab al-Mandab as rebels reportedly seize strategic Red Sea island...

Qatar-based Al-Araby reported that Iran-backed Houthi rebels captured Perim Island at the narrowest point of the Bab al-Mandab strait.

Reuters and AFP separately reported Houthi advances on nearby Red Sea islands as Saudi-backed forces retreated.

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