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Germany expressed its "concern" over the Houthi takeover of the Yemeni port of Mocha, a key point in the Red Sea, warning that this could affect global maritime traffic and energy supply.
"We are closely following the evolution of the situation in the region and in the Red Sea, particularly in the Bab el-Mandeb strait. The latest reports - regarding the capture of a port city - are, in our opinion, a cause for concern," declared Josef Hinterseher, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during a press conference in Berlin.
"And we condemn the fact that, in addition to Iran, the Houthis have also been trying for weeks to restrict international navigation, hijack ships, attack energy facilities in Saudi Arabia and are now also attacking the government of Yemen," he added.
It was reported that the Houthis took the Yemeni port city of Mocha on Thursday, September 10, about 80 kilometers from the Bab el-Mandeb strait, a passage that connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and through which approximately 12% of the world's goods circulate.
The spokesperson warned that the Houthis' increasing control over this maritime route would "naturally lead to greater restrictions on shipments of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the region, with consequent negative effects on the supply situation in the global market."
The port's capture comes after Houthi forces managed to control the districts of Hays and Al Jawja in the south of Al Hudayda province, Yemeni media reported on Thursday, September 10.
Hays is one of the key combat fronts in the battle for Yemen's western coast due to its strategic location, which connects the southern districts of Al Hudayda with supply routes heading towards Mocha and Bab el-Mandeb.
