A video released on Tuesday (December 30), by the Saudi-led coalition claimed to show an airstrike targeting weapons at the southern Yemeni port of Mukalla. Reuters was able to confirm the location from a building, storage tanks, and wall layout that matched satellite imagery of the port. Reuters was not able to independently verify when the footage was filmed. Yemen's Saudi-led coalition said a shipment arriving from the United Arab Emirates to Yemen's southern port of Mukalla had containers loaded with weapons and ammunition. The statement came in response to a statement by the UAE, which said that the shipment in question did not contain weapons and was destined for the Emirati forces. The coalition said it had information that such weapons would be transported and distributed to locations in Yemen's Hadramout. Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday its national security was a red line and backed a call for UAE forces to leave Yemen within 24 hours, shortly after the Saudi-led coalition carried out the airstrike.

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VIDEO SHOWS: FOOTAGE RELEASED BY SAUDI-LED COALITION CLAIMING TO SHOW AIRSTRIKE ON A WEAPONS STORAGE AT SOUTHERN YEMENI PORT OF MUKALLA

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-Building, storage tanks and layout of a wall match satellite imagery

-Date not verified

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SHOWS: MUKALLA, YEMEN (RELEASED DECEMBER 30, 2025) (SAUDI-LED COALITION - Access all)

1. SPLIT SCREEN SAID TO SHOW AN AIRSTRIKE ON WEAPONS AT SOUTHERN YEMENI PORT OF MUKALLA, WITH CAPTION READING (Arabic): ‘Targeting weapons and military vehicles at the Port of Mukalla.’