Red Sea & Yemen: reported attacks, 2026
Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb and Gulf of Aden, and strikes in and on Yemen.
The ledger logs incidents covered in our own reporting that we could tie to a named source. It is not an exhaustive count of every attack in these conflicts.
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- October 2, 2026
Attributed to
- Houthis
- Saudi-led coalition
- Saudi Arabia
- Unattributed
What was hit
- Commercial vessel
- Military
- Mixed
- Naval vessel
- Port
Killed and injured are sums of figures published at the time. Many rows have none, so totals undercount.
Red Sea by month
Named vessels
All Red Sea events
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| Date | Place | Actor | Target | What was reported | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanaa and Taiz, Yemen | Unattributed | Mixed | Explosions and incoming attacks struck Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa and the city of Taiz; no party claimed responsibility.Our report | Middle East Eye ↗ | |
| Mokha, Yemen | Saudi-led coalition | MilitaryAirstrike | A Saudi airstrike hit the Yemeni port city of Mokha, killing six people, Houthi officials said.Reported: 6 killedOur report | Times of Israel ↗ | |
| Taiz province, Yemen | Saudi-led coalition | MilitaryAirstrike | Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck Houthi positions in Yemen's Taiz province as Houthi forces pushed to advance in highland areas.Our report | Middle East Eye ↗ | |
| Saada | Saudi Arabia | MilitaryAirstrike | Saudi forces carried out air attacks on Saada, a key Houthi stronghold in northern Yemen.Our report | Middle East Eye ↗ | |
| Multiple sites | Saudi Arabia | MilitaryAirstrike | Saudi Arabia conducted air strikes across multiple locations in Yemen in response to Houthi attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure, as pro-government forces pressed toward Sanaa.Our report | Middle East Eye ↗ | |
| Eastern Yemen | Houthis (claimed) | Military | Yemen's Houthis claimed separate strikes on Saudi-led troop concentrations in eastern Yemen as part of the same announced operations.Our report | Middle East Monitor ↗ | |
| Red Sea, off Yanbu | Houthis (claimed) | Commercial vesselDrones + missiles | Yemen's Houthis struck the Saudi oil tanker Amzan with a ballistic missile and drones off Yanbu in the Red Sea; Saudi Arabia and shipper Bahri confirmed the attack and said crew were safe.Our report | Al Jazeera ↗ | |
| Off Mocha, Red Sea | Houthis (claimed) | Naval vesselDrones + missiles | Houthi forces claimed missile and drone strikes on a Saudi military ship, four escort vessels, and a Saudi arms depot off Mocha.Our report | Middle East Monitor ↗ | |
| Marib, Yemen | Houthis | MixedMissile | Houthi strikes also hit Marib further inland, killing at least four and injuring eight in the wider wave.Reported: 4 killed, 8 injuredOur report | Al Jazeera ↗ | |
| Mocha (al-Makha), Yemen | Houthis | PortDrones + missiles | Houthi forces fired more than 25 missiles and drones at Yemen's Red Sea port of Mocha, killing seven and closing the terminal with an estimated $16 million in damage.Reported: 7 killedOur report | Jerusalem Post ↗ | |
| Bab el-Mandeb Strait | Houthis | Commercial vesselMissile | A Houthi missile struck a commercial ship transiting the Bab el-Mandeb strait, killing three crew members — two Pakistani nationals and one Indonesian.Reported: 3 killedOur report | Jerusalem Post ↗ | |
| Al-Makha, Yemen | Houthis | MixedMissile | A Houthi missile barrage on the Yemeni port town of al-Makha killed seven people.Reported: 7 killedOur report | Al Jazeera ↗ | |
| Off Yanbu, Red Sea | Houthis | Commercial vesselMissile | Houthi forces struck the Saudi oil tanker Wafa off Yanbu with missiles, the eighth Saudi vessel hit since their July 22 Bab el-Mandeb blockade declaration.Our report | Bloomberg ↗ | |
| Red Sea | Houthis | Commercial vessel | An Indian-flagged commercial vessel sank after a Houthi attack in the Red Sea.Our report | AP News ↗ | |
| Red Sea | Houthis (claimed) | Commercial vesselMissile · Turned back | Houthi forces claimed a ballistic missile strike on the Saudi oil tanker NCC Ghazal, forcing it to turn back.Our report | Middle East Monitor ↗ | |
| Red Sea | Houthis (claimed) | Commercial vesselDrones + missiles | Yemen's Houthis claimed missile and drone attacks on two Saudi-flagged oil tankers in the Red Sea, calling it enforcement of a declared maritime embargo on the kingdom.Our report | Middle East Eye ↗ |
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Our reporting
- Explosions Hit Houthi-Controlled Sanaa as Strikes Reported Across Yemen
- Saudi Strike Kills Six in Mokha as G7 Demands Houthi Ceasefire
- Trump Halts Imminent U.S. Strikes on Houthis After Saudi Plea
- Oil Surges 2% as New Strikes Hit Saudi Arabia and Strait of Hormuz
- Saudi Arabia Strikes Yemen, Houthis Fire Back as Forces Close on Sanaa
- Houthis Strike Saudi Oil Tanker Amzan With Missile and Drones in Red Sea
- Houthis Strike Saudi Oil Tanker Amzan With Ballistic Missile in Red Sea
- Houthis Claim Red Sea Strike on Saudi Tanker Near Yanbu, Hit Saudi Troops
- Houthis Claim Missile Strike on Saudi Warship, Four Escorts in Red Sea
- Yemen's Mocha Port Closed After Houthi Missile Barrage Kills Seven
- Houthi Missile Strike on Ship in Bab el-Mandeb Kills Three Crew
- Houthis Hit Saudi Tanker Off Yanbu, Vow to Escalate Red Sea Campaign
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