Houthi rebels reach a strategic port city in Yemen in a major threat to the country's truce

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have entered Yemen's strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha, according to several residents speaking on Thursday. The development represents a major threat to the country's truce.

The movement of the rebels into Mokha could bring them closer to controlling or targeting shipping through a critical waterway to the Red Sea. Separately, the events coincide with an Israeli strike that killed individuals, though further details on that incident were not provided in the reports.