[UPDATE] A day after the Bab el-Mandeb capture, maritime monitors have recorded no new transit halts

Houthi forces hold Perim Island and the coastal town of Mokha along the 28-kilometer strait. Retreating forces left behind U.S.-made armored vehicles and artillery. Houthi missile and drone attacks on commercial shipping since late 2023 already pushed most carriers off the Red Sea route — traffic through the channel was running about 60% below 2023 levels before the capture.