Yemen's Houthi rebels and Saudi-led, pro-government forces clashed on July 4 in the Hays district, south of al-Hudaydah, resulting in the deaths of 16 government forces and at least 50 militants in one of the most violent clashes since the Yemeni civil war essentially froze in 2022, Al Jazeera reported the next day. On July 5, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said "armed unknown assailants" attacked a cargo ship off the coast of al-Hudaydah, though the incident did not result in any casualties; thus far, no group has claimed responsibility.