Houthis advance toward Bab-el-Mandeb Houthi forces launched a major offensive on Yemen's west coast towards Mocha and Zubab, aiming to secure the strategic Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. Mocha is now under Houthi control following the withdrawal of government troops. Simultaneously, footage showed mass surrenders by fighters of the pro-Saudi "Khalid Bin Walid" group. The Houthis announced an amnesty for combatants in the western coastal zone who lay down arms.