A Yemeni military source told Saba agency that an attack by Saudi enemy forces advancing from Lahj towards Bab al-Mandab was repelled. The source reported dozens of killed and wounded among the attackers, as well as the burning and disabling of several of their vehicles.

The source stated that the Saudi forces' attack was launched from the direction of Lahj, and that the engagement resulted in the destruction and damage of a number of their military vehicles.