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Houthi forces seize Greater and Lesser Hanish islands in southern Red Sea

Status: published

Houthi fighters have deployed onto the islands of Greater Hanish and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea, according to Yemeni government and Houthi officials. The islands lie roughly 160 kilometers north of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait along major shipping channels. Casualty figures and the full extent of the deployment have not been independently confirmed.

Category: ground-assault · Location: red sea

Recorded sources

• The Hindu
• Middle East Eye (en)
• @OSINTdefender
• Times of Israel (via Google News)
• The Maritime Executive
• Long War Journal
• International Crisis Group
• Deutsche Welle EN
• Oilprice.com
• Al Jazeera English Qatari state funded
• The Guardian World
• RT Russian state funded
• France 24 EN

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Global Events Monitor. Houthi forces seize Greater and Lesser Hanish islands in southern Red Sea. 2026-09-14T09:32:31.837Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2217. https://global.eventmonitor.net/record/2217/revision/7096b16a401705c69427af48a6208876103f6c61c1c86232a8a5c1b4d011e7f5

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