Official sources and experts interpret the Houthis’ growing reliance on alternative corridors to ensure delivery of smuggled military supplies through areas controlled by Yemen’s internationally recognized government as “a reflection of the suffocating logistical challenges facing the militia.”

Against the backdrop of intensified international oversight of Houthi imports via the Red Sea and the disruption of Hodeida port by Israeli airstrikes, the militia has stepped up the illicit transfer of weapons and military equipment through government-held seaports and overland crossings, employing diverse smuggling methods.

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