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Yemen's Houthis have seized the strategic Mayun Island in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, cementing control over the vital Red Sea chokepoint, while also claiming a projectile attack that wounded two people and damaged a mosque and nearby homes in Saudi Arabia's Jazan region. Saudi Arabia has faced escalating attacks from Houthi forces and Iraq-based drones amid wider regional tensions tied to the Iran war. Regional and Red Sea nations are watching closely as Houthi control of the strait threatens to choke Suez Canal revenues and expose broader regional security gaps. The escalating fighting along Yemen's western coast has also driven more than 2,000 Yemenis to flee across the Red Sea into Djibouti, adding a humanitarian dimension to the deepening crisis.