Trump considered striking Houthi rebels in Yemen last weekend

Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on the Yemeni port city of Mokha have killed at least six people, including two children and a woman, and wounded eight others, according to the New Straits Times. The Houthi group, which controls large parts of northwest Yemen, had seized Mokha earlier in the month after launching a large-scale attack against Yemeni government forces backed by Saudi Arabia.

The airstrikes targeted a local market in a village near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, an area now controlled by the Houthis, as reported by Middle East Eye. The Houthis have been involved in a conflict with Saudi-backed government forces, and the situation has drawn international attention.

US President Trump considered launching airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen over the weekend but decided against it, CBS News reported. Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham agreed to provide defensive air-to-air refueling support to Saudi Arabia at its request, the Jerusalem Post said.

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