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Yemen's government forces have managed to hold defensive positions against Houthi advances along the Red Sea coast, with airstrikes and difficult terrain preventing the Iranian-backed rebels from expanding their territorial gains into a wider breakthrough. Simultaneously, the Saudi-led coalition reported a power station attack in Medina, Saudi Arabia, which it attributes to Houthi forces. The competing military developments illustrate the grinding nature of Yemen's civil war and the Houthis' continued capacity to strike regional targets despite facing sustained coalition operations.